22. How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
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-falling treasury filled With boundless stores of grace.
4 Jesus! my shepherd, Saviour, 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.