How Sweet the Name!
Topic: Glory and Praise
Tonic Sol-fa — Stanza 1
Movable-do sol-fa auto-derived from the public-domain melody in G. A rehearsal aid — check it against the score before printing.
Lyrics
Verse 1
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear.
Verse 2
It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast; Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest.
Verse 3
Dear name, the rock on which I build, My shield and hiding place, My never-failing treasury, filled With boundless stores of grace.
Verse 4
Jesus! my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King. My Lord, my life, my way, my end! Accept the praise I bring.
Verse 5
Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought; But when I see Thee as Thou art, I'll praise Thee as I ought.