How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
- Authors
- John Newton
- Year
- 1779
- Example Text
- How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear...
- Popularity
- 47%
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- Scripture References
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- Exodus 16:4
- Deuteronomy 18:15
- Psalm 17; 23:1; 27; 32:7; 34; 56:3; 61:2-3; 72:10; 84:9; 104:33; 110:4; 113:2; 116:12-19; 119:114; 147:3
- Proverbs 18:10
- Song of Solomon 1:3
- Isaiah 1:3
- Jeremiah 30:17
- Joel 2:32
- Zechariah 9:9
- Matthew 1:18-25; 7:24-25; 11:25-30; 12:21; 21:5
- Mark 6:14
- Luke 2:21
- John 1:16; 4:19; 6:31-35; 6:48-51; 6:56-59; 10:1-18; 14:1-14; 15:13-14; 16:20; 17:15; 20:17; 20:28
- Acts 2:12; 2:21; 3:1-19; 3:22; 4; 8:12; 19:17
- Romans 5:17; 10
- 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; 6:11; 13:8-13
- 2 Corinthians 11:2
- Ephesians 1:15-23; 2:7
- Philippians 2:1-13
- Colossians 2:1-5; 3:11
- 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4; 1:11-12
- 2 Timothy 2:8-15
- Hebrews 1:4; 4:14-16; 7:20-28; 13:15
- James 5:13-20
- 1 Peter 2:6-7
- 1 John 3:2; 3:16-24; 4:16-21
- Revelation 1:7; 12:10-12; 17:1; 17:14; 21:6; 22:1-7
- Lyrics
1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
in a believer's ear!
It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds,
and drives away our 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 O Jesus, shepherd, guardian, friend,
my Prophet, Priest, and King,
my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
accept the praise I bring.
4 How weak the effort of my heart,
how cold my warmest thought;
but when I see you as you are,
I'll praise you as I ought.
5 Till then I would your love proclaim
with every fleeting breath;
and may the music of your name
refresh my soul in death.
Psalter Hymnal, 1987
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