66--How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds

How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds

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	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.
		(Repeat the last two lines of each stanza)