How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

Verse 1
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds (Song of Solomon 1:3)
In the believer’s ear
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, (Song of Solomon 1:3, Ps. 147:3)
And drives away his fear

Verse 2
It makes the wounded spirit whole
And calms the troubled breast (John 14:27)
‘Tis Manna to the hungry soul (Ps. 107:9, Ex. 16:4, Ex. 16:15, John 6:31, John 6:35)
And to the weary rest (Matt. 11:28)

Verse 3
Dear name! the rock on which I build (Ps. 18:2, Matt. 7:24-27)
My shield and hiding place (Ps. 119:114, Ps. 28:7, Ps. 32:7)
My never-failing treas’ry filled
With boundless stores of grace (Eph. 1:7, Rom. 5:20)

Verse 4
By thee my prayers acceptance gain
Although with sin defiled
Satan ac­cus­es me in vain (Rev. 12:10, Job 1:9, Rom. 8:33)
As I am owned a child (Rom. 8:16, John 1:12, Gal. 4:5-6, Eph. 1:5)

Verse 5
Jesus! my shep­herd, hus­band, friend, (Ps. 23:1, John 10:11-16, Heb. 13:20, I Pet. 2:25, I Pet. 5:4, Rev. 7:17, Eph. 5:25-29, Rev. 19:6-9, John 15:13-15)
O pro­phet, priest and king, (Deut. 18:15, Acts 3:22, Acts 7:37, Heb. 2:17, Heb. 3:1, Heb. 4:14-15, Heb. 5:5-6, Heb. 5:10, Heb. 6:20, Heb. 7:15-17, Heb. 7:26-28, Heb. 8:1, Heb, 9:11, Heb. 10:21, John 18:37, I Tim. 6:15, Rev. 17:14, Rev. 19:16)
My Lord, my life, my way, my end, (Col. 3:4, John 14:6)
Accept the praise I bring.

Verse 6
Weak is the effort of my heart
And cold my warmest thought
But when I see thee as thou art (I John 3:2, I Cor. 13:12, Rev. 22:4)
I’ll praise thee as I ought

Verse 7
‘Till then I would thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath
And may the music of thy name
Refresh my soul in death