| Location in The Sacred Harp | ||||||
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| Stanza | Denson | Cooper | ||||
| 1 |
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drive away his fear. |
Ortonville 68b, Stanza 1 |
Salem 56, Stanza 1 |
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| 2 |
It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary rest. |
Ortonville 68b, Stanza 2 |
Salem 56, Stanza 2 |
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| 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. |
Ortonville 68b, Stanza 3 |
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| 4 |
By thee my prayers acceptance gain, Altho' with sin defil'd; Satan accuses me in vain, And I am own'd a child. |
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| 5 |
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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| 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. |
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| 7 |
'Till then I would thy love proclaim With ev'ry fleeting breath; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death. |
Salem 56, Stanza 3 |
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