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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE NAME OF JESUS, by JOHN NEWTON Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: How sweet the name of jesus sounds / in a believer's ear! Last Line: Refresh my soul in death. Variant Title(s): The Precious Name Subject(s): Religion; Theology | |||
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear! It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds, and drives away our fear. It makes the wounded spirit whole and calms the troubled breast; 'tis manna to the hungry soul, and to the weary, rest. O Jesus, shepherd, guardian, friend, my Prophet, Priest, and King, my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, accept the praise I bring With boundless stores of grace. Jesus, my Shepherd, Saviour, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King, My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, Accept the praise I bring. I would Thy boundless love proclaim With every fleeting breath; So shall the music of Thy name Refresh my soul in death. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY ZION, OR THE CITY OF GOD by JOHN NEWTON |
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