How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds - John Newton
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About this score
Score parts: SOPRANO ALTO; TENOR BASS. Opening key signature: 2 sharps (D major). Opening time signature: 4/4. Estimated playback time: 16 sec. Listen while following the notation, adjust playback speed, or open this score in practice mode.
- Duration (approx.)
- 16 sec
- Score parts
- SOPRANO ALTO; TENOR BASS
- Opening key signature
- 2 sharps (D major)
- Opening time signature
- 4/4
- Genre
- classical
Text marked as lyrics
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear! It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds, and drives away our fear. It makes the wounded spirit whole and calms the troubled breast; 'tis manna to the hungry soul, and to the weary, rest. O Jesus, shepherd, guardian, friend, my Prophet, Priest, and King, my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, accept the praise I bring. How weak the effort of my heart, how cold my warmest thought; but when I see you as you are, I'll praise you as I ought. Till then I would your love proclaim with every fleeting breath; and may the music of your name refresh my soul in death.