How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds Songtext
von Ely Cathedral Choir

HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In a believer′s ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.

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


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

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

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.


Till then I would thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of thy name
Refresh my soul in death.