Christ in Song 318
The Sweetest Name
Words: W. B. BradburyMusic: W. B. BradburyTune: Sweet HourL. M. D.
1There is no name so sweet on earth, No name so sweet in heaven, The name, before his wondrous birth, To Christ the Savior given.
RefrainWe love to sing around his throne, And hear his blessed name; For there's no word ear ever heard So dear, so sweet as Jesus.
2His human name they did proclaim When Jesus here among them came, And still the precious name we claim Above all names whatever.
3And when he hung upon the tree, They wrote this name above him, That all might see the reason we Forever more must love him.
4So now upon his Father's throne He bears the name forever, The name by mortals here made known, The blessed name of Jesus.
- Words
- W. B. Bradbury
- Music
- W. B. Bradbury
- Tune
- Sweet Hour
- Meter
- L. M. D.
- Scripture
- Philippians 2:9-11
The verse
- Meter
- 30 · the hymnal prints L. M. D.
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 47% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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