HYMN NO. 419

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.

2. It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
’Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest.

3. Dear Name! the rock on which I build
My shield and hiding – place,
My never – failing treasury, filled
With boundless stores of grace.

4. Jesus, my Shepherd, Husband, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King,
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.

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.

6. Till then I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of Thy Name,
Refresh my soul in death.