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Millennial Harp 99

How Sweet the Name!

C.M.

1How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear.

2It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest.

3Dear name, the rock on which I build, My shield and hiding place, My never-failing treasury, filled With boundless stores of grace.

4Jesus! my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King! My Lord, my life, my way, my end! Accept the praise I bring.

5Weak 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.

Also sung to: Amazing Grace (SDA Hymnal #238); Lenox (Christ in Song #293)
Meter: C.M.

The verse

Meter: 8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 48% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds//˘/˘/˘/8A

In a believer's ear!˘˘˘/˘/6B

It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

And drives away his fear.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

It makes the wounded spirit whole,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

And calms the troubled breast;˘/˘/˘/6B

'Tis manna to the hungry soul,//˘˘˘/˘/8A

And to the weary, rest.˘˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Dear name, the rock on which I build, My shield and hiding place, My never-failing treasury, filled With boundless stores of grace.//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘????/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/29A

Verse 4

Jesus! my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King! My Lord, my life, my way, my end! Accept the praise I bring./˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/29A

Verse 5

Weak is the effort of my heart,/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A

And cold my warmest thought;˘/˘/˘/6B

But when I see Thee as Thou art,˘/˘//˘//8A

I'll praise Thee as I ought.///˘˘/6B

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.