How Sweet The Name Of Jesus Sounds

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How sweet  the Name  of    Je - sus sounds
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In  a   be - liev - er's ear!
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It         soothes  his  sor - rows, heals his wounds,
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And drives   a  -  way  his fear.

[Verse 2]

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It makes the   woun - ded   spi - rit whole,
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And calms the   trou - bled breast;
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'Tis        man - na    to   the hung - ry  soul,
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And  to    the    wear - y rest.

[Verse 3]

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Dear Name! the  Rock  on   which I build,
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My Shield  and    hi - ding place,
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My          ne - ver - fail - ing  Treas - ury filled
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With bound - less   stores of grace;

[Verse 4]

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Jesus,  my  Shepherd, Brot - her, Friend,
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My Prop - het, Priest, and King,
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My         Lord,   my  Life,  my   Way,  my  End,
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Ac - cept   the   praise I bring.

[Verse 5]

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Weak is  the  ef - fort   of   my heart,
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And cold  my   warm - est thought;
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But        when   I    see  thee  as  thou art,
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I'll praise thee    as   I ought.

[Verse 6]

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Till then  I   would thy  love  proclaim
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With ev - 'ry   fleet - ing breath;
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And         may     the  mu - sic   of   thy Name
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Re - fresh  my     soul  in death.

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A - MEN.