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How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds

   In a believer's ear!

It soothes his sorrow, 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 we build;

   Our shield and hiding-place;

Our never-failing treasury, filled

   With boundless stores of grace.

 4 

Jesus, our Savior, Shepherd, Friend,

   Our Prophet, Priest, and King;

Our Lord, our Life, our Way, our End,

   Accept the praise we bring.

 5 

Weak is the effort of our heart,

   And cold our warmest thought;

But when we see Thee as Thou art,

   We'll praise Thee as we ought.

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Till then we would Thy love proclaim

   With every fleeting breath;

And triumph in that blessed Name

   Which quells the pow'r of death.