Verse 1
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds (Song of Solomon 1:3)
In the believer’s ear
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, (Song of Solomon 1:3, Ps. 147:3)
And drives away his fear
It makes the wounded spirit whole
And calms the troubled breast (John 14:27)
‘Tis Manna to the hungry soul (Ps. 107:9, Ex. 16:4, Ex. 16:15, John 6:31, John 6:35)
And to the weary rest (Matt. 11:28)
Verse 2
Dear name! the rock on which I build (Ps. 18:2, Matt. 7:24-27)
My shield and hiding place (Ps. 119:114, Ps. 28:7, Ps. 32:7)
My never-failing treas’ry filled
With boundless stores of grace (Eph. 1:7, Rom. 5:20)
By thee my prayers acceptance gain
Although with sin defiled
For Satan charges me in vain* (Rev. 12:10, Job 1:9, Rom. 8:33)
As I am owned a child (Rom. 8:16, John 1:12, Gal. 4:5-6, Eph. 1:5)
For Satan charges me in vain
As I am owned a child
Verse 3
Weak is the effort of my heart
And cold my warmest thought
But when I see thee as thou art (I John 3:2, I Cor. 13:12, Rev. 22:4)
I’ll praise thee as I ought
‘Till then I would thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath
And may the music of thy name
Refresh my soul in death
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‘Till then I would thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath,
And may the music of thy name
Refresh my soul in death.
* Note: Newton’s original here has “Satan accuses me in vain,” a delightful lyric, but one that did not fit within his own metrical pattern as the words are naturally pronounced; thus the tweak in the demo, but feel free to use this song with the original lyric here if desired.