Key: E
Introduction:
Eb Ab Bb/D Eb
How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
Fm Dº Bb
In a believer's ear!
Ab Bb Cm
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
Gm Fm Eb Bb Eb
And drives away his fear.
Eb Ab Bb/D Eb
It makes the wounded spirit whole,
Fm Dº Bb
And calms the troubled breast
Ab Bb Cm
'Tis manna to the hungry soul,
Gm Fm Eb Bb Eb
And to the weary rest.
Eb Ab Bb/D Eb
Dear Name! the Rock on which I build,
Fm Dº Bb
My Shield and hiding place,
Ab Bb Cm
My never-failing Treasury filled
Gm Fm Eb Bb Eb
With boundless stores of grace
Eb Ab Bb/D Eb
Jesus, my Shepherd, Brother, Friend,
Fm Dº Bb
My Prophet, Priest, and King,
Ab Bb Cm
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Gm Fm Eb Bb Eb
Accept the praise I bring.
Eb Ab Bb/D Eb
Weak is the effort of my heart,
Fm Dº Bb
And cold my warmest thought
Ab Bb Cm
But when I see thee as thou art,
Gm Fm Eb Bb Eb
I'll praise thee as I ought.
Eb Ab Bb/D Eb
Till then I would thy love proclaim
Fm Dº Bb
With ev'ry fleeting breath
Ab Bb Cm
And may the music of thy Name
Gm Fm Eb Bb Eb
Refresh my soul in death.
Ab Eb
Amen