Olney Hymns (1840)/Book 1/Hymn 57
57.
The Name of Jesus.—Cant. i, 3.
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.
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 troubl'd breast;
'Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest.
And calms the troubl'd 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 treas'ry, fill'd
With boundless stores of grace.
My shield and hiding-place
My never-failing treas'ry, fill'd
With boundless stores of grace.
4 By thee my pray'rs acceptance gain,
Although with sin defiled;
Satan accuses me in vain,
And I am own'd a child.
Although with sin defiled;
Satan accuses me in vain,
And I am own'd a child.
5 Jesus! my Shepherd, Husband, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Lord, my life, my way, my end,
Accept the praise I bring.
My Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Lord, my life, my way, my end,
Accept the praise I bring.
6 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.
And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see thee as thou art
I'll praise thee as I ought.
7 Till then I would thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of thy name
Refresh my soul in death.
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of thy name
Refresh my soul in death.