How sweet the name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear!
It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds, and drives away our fear.
 
It makes the wounded spirit whole and calms the troubled breast; 
’Tis manna to the hungry soul, and to the weary, rest. 
O Jesus, shepherd, guardian, friend, my Prophet, Priest, and King, 
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, accept the praise I bring. 
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. 
Till then I would your love proclaim with every fleeting breath; 
And may the music of your name refresh my soul in death. 
- How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds by John Newton
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