The Southern harmony, and musical companion containing a choice collection of tunes, hymns, psalms, odes, and anthems |
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[How sweet the name of Jesus sounds] |
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[How sweet the name of Jesus sounds]
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How sweet the name of Jesus sounds,In a believer's ear;
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
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It makes the wounded spirit whole,And calms the troubled breast;
'Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest
And drives away his fear.
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
And to the weary rest.
'Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest.
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
And to the weary rest.
'Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest.
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Dear name! the rock on which I build,My shield and hiding-place;
My never-failing treasury, fill'd
With boundless stores of grace.
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Jesus! my shepherd, husband, friend,My prophet, priest, and king;
My Lord, my life, my way, my end,
Accept the praise I bring.
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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.
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Till then I would thy love proclaimWith every fleeting breath;
And may the music of thy name
Refresh my soul in death
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