1  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.

 6  Till then we would Thy love proclaim

       With every fleeting breath;

    And triumph in that blessed Name

       Which quells the pow'r of death.