Jesus! shall the watch­word be,
For the year that is be­fore us
Jesus’ name the world shall see
As the ban­ner wav­ing o’er us—
Over all who Him ob­ey,
And are walk­ing in His way.

Jesus’ name and Je­sus’ grace
We in Zi­on are con­fess­ing,
And when­e’er we seek the place
Where that name com­mands the bless­ing,
There we shall His glo­ry see,
There the heart His tem­ple be.

With that name up­on our lips,
We will go where’er He guide us;
With that star be­fore our steps
Nothing ev­il can be­tide us.
Bright will be each hour and place
With the sun­shine of His grace.

Through that name our fie­ry pains
Grow a pu­ri­fy­ing or­deal,
And our bit­ter­est cup con­tains,
Through its pow­er a whole­some cor­di­al.
Jesus’ name is sun and shield,
And will end­less so­lace yield!