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John Newton·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In a believer’s ear;
It soothes his sorrow, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
Verse 2
It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
’Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary, rest.
Verse 3
Dear Name, the rock on which I build,
My shield and hiding-place;
My never-failing treasure, filled
With boundless stores of grace.
Verse 4
Jesus, my Shepherd, Savior, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King,
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.
Verse 5
I would thy boundless love proclaim
With every fleeting breath,
So shall the music of thy name
Refresh my soul in death.
John Newton, “How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds”
Otterbein 1890 No. 295 · C.M · How I Love Jesus
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Joseph Swain·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
O thou, in whose presence my soul takes delight,
On whom in affliction I call;
My comfort by day, and my song in the night,
My hope, my salvation, my all.
Verse 2
Where dost thou at noon-tide resort with thy sheep,
To feed in the pastures of love?
And why in the valley of death should I weep,
Or alone in the wilderness rove?
Verse 3
O, why should I wander an alien from thee,
Or cry in the desert for bread?
Thy foes will rejoice when my sorrows they see,
And smile at the tears I have shed.
Verse 4
He looks, and ten thousands of angels rejoice,
And myriads wait for his word;
He speaks, and eternity, fill’d with his voice,
Re-echoes the praise of the Lord.
Joseph Swain, “O Thou, in Whose Presence My Soul Takes Delight”
Otterbein 1890 No. 323 · 11s & 8s · My Beloved
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Isaac Watts·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
The Lord my Shepherd is;
I shall be well supplied:
Since he is mine, and I am his,
What can I want beside?
Verse 2
He leads me to the place
Where heavenly pasture grows,
Where living waters gently pass,
And full salvation flows.
Verse 3
If e’er I go astray,
He doth my soul reclaim,
And guides me, in his own right way,
For his most holy name.
Verse 4
While he affords his aid,
I cannot yield to fear;
Tho’ I should walk thro’ death’s dark shade,
My Shepherd’s with me there.
Isaac Watts, “The Lord My Shepherd Is”
Otterbein 1890 No. 360 · S.M · Lisbon
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
John Mason·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Come, dearest Lord, and feed thy sheep,
On this sweet day of rest;
Oh, bless this flock, and make this fold
Enjoy a heavenly rest.
Verse 2
Welcome, and precious to my soul
Are these sweet days of love;
But what a Sabbath shall I keep
When I shall rest above!
Verse 3
I come, I wait, I hear, I pray;
Thy footsteps. Lord. I trace;
Here, in thine own appointed way,
I wait to see thy face.
Verse 4
Those are the sweet and precious days
On which my Lord I’ve seen;
And oft, when feasting on his word,
In raptures I have been.
Verse 5
Oh, if my soul, when death appears.
In this sweet frame be found,
I’ll clasp my Savior in mine arms,
And leave this earthly ground.
John Mason, “Come, Dearest Lord, and Feed Thy Sheep”
Otterbein 1890 No. 45 · C.M · Auburn
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage