MHB 99 – HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds

Methodist-Hymns-099

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, Brother, 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.