How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
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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; 'Tis 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, Brother, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King, My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, 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; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death. |
Quam dulce nomen Domini piis in auribus! Levantur tristes, saucii, et pellitur metus. Hoc laesum pectus integrat et cor lacessitum, esurienti manna dat et fessis otium. Hoc construo fundamine; hoc praebet latebram, et sempiternam gratiae custodit copiam. Tu, Iesu, Pastor diceris, Sacerdos, Dominus, tu Via, te peto: meis iuvere laudibus. Enervet cum segnities parumque caleam, te viso tandem qualis es te digne diligam. Nunc quotiens spiravero grates agam tibi, et mortis in articulo vocaberis mihi. |