O How I Love Jesus
There is a name I love to hear,
I love to speak its worth;
It sounds like music in mine ear,
The sweetest name on earth.
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O how I love Jesus,
O how I love Jesus,
O how I love Jesus,
Because He first loved me!
It tells me of a Savior’s love,
Who died to set me free;
It tells me of His precious blood,
The sinner’s perfect plea.
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It tells me of a Father’s smile
Beaming upon His child;
It cheers me through this little while,
Through desert, waste, and wild.
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It tells me what my Father hath
In store for every day,
And though I tread a darksome path,
Yields sunshine all the way.
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It tells of One whose loving heart
Can feel my deepest woe;
Who in my sorrow bears a part,
That none can bear below.
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It bids my trembling heart rejoice;
It dries each rising tear;
It tells me, in a still small voice,
To trust and never fear.
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Jesus, the name I love so well,
The name I love to hear!
No saint on earth its worth can tell,
No heart conceive how dear.
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This name shall shed its fragrance still
Along this thorny road,
Shall sweetly smooth the rugged hill
That leads me up to God.
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And there, with all the blood-bought throng,
From sin and sorrow free,
I’ll sing the new eternal song
Of Jesus’ love to me.
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Words: Frederick Whitfield, 1855.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
What a lovely old hymn! The tune came to mind as I started to read the words.
That looks like another good book to read by John Piper.
Have a lovely Sunday and a great week ~ FlowerLady
…Ellen, enjoy this early fall day!
Another great hymn we sing at our church regularly.
A lovely old hymn for sure, Ellen, The book by John Piper looks like a great read.
I am trying to catch up on blogging today, and enjoyed your past posts. Jamison’s room is adorable, I bet his Dad is looking forward to his first hunting trip, our boys and their sons enjoy hunting too.
Dh and I just enjoy their beauty,~smile~.
The photo of Miss Addy and the sunflowers is priceless.
The little piggy you shared is so cute, and it a good thing your dh shooed him away, they love to uproot everything.
I wonder if we could grow chokes berries here in the South, they sound so healthy, I think I will do some googling and inquiring. The nearest berry we have to them is the blueberry, which is so healthy too!.
Thank you for sharing, have a great day
, Sue
and how I love this hymn!