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Christ in Song 137

The Holiest Name

Words: Margaret MoodyMusic: W. A. Ogden

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1How soft the name of Jesus sounds In true believer's ear;
Sweet est earth-ly name my heart has held, And dearest far and near.

RefrainTo the world be-hold, I sing that ho-ly name!
Tell its sweetness over a-gain,
To the same all-glorious name!
Blessed name! blessed name!
Blessed name!

2To my heart it brings a blessing, And my lips take up the strain;
Oh, my soul can find no music, Like the precious name of Jesus.

Copyright, 1892, by Thos. A. White, Bell Co. Used by permission.

The verse

Meter
14.15
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 53% of beats fit
Rhyme
AA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

How soft the name of Jesus sounds In true believer's ear;//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
Sweet est earth-ly name my heart has held, And dearest far and near.///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15A

Verse 2

To my heart it brings a blessing, And my lips take up the strain;˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘˘/15A
Oh, my soul can find no music, Like the precious name of Jesus.˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘16B

Refrain

To the world be-hold, I sing that ho-ly name!˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11A
Tell its sweetness over a-gain,/˘/˘/˘˘/8B
To the same all-glorious name!˘˘/???/7A
Blessed name! blessed name!////4A
Blessed name!//2A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.