Worship — Adoration of Christ

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

No. 118
Words John Newton.
6 stanzas
Words only in the original

Words

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In a believer's ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.

It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
'T is manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary, rest.

Dear name! the rock on which I build!
My shield and hiding-place!
My never-failing treasury, filled
With boundless stores of grace!

Jesus, my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend!
My Prophet, Priest, and King!
For all the blessings thou dost send,
Accept the praise I bring.

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.

Till then I would thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
So shall the music of thy name
Refresh my soul in death.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «118», reference line «27, 187, 114.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 27, 187 or 114); stanzas 1–3 at the foot of the left column of p. 43 below hymn 117, stanzas 4–6 at the top of the right column, «John Newton.» in italics at the end. The first word «HOW» appears set in capitals and small capitals (the book's convention for the first word of a hymn). The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («ear !», «breast ;», «name !», «build !», «hiding-place !», «grace !», «Friend !», «King !», «thought ;», «breath ;»); it is closed up here. «'T is» with the apostrophe and the space as printed (straight apostrophe). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6).

Source: The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where: Worship — Adoration of Christ · No. 118 · printed page 43
Checked: lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30
Download: Words (Markdown)