Jesus! sweetest theme in earth or Heav’n!
Dearer name was ne­ver known;
By th’eter­nal Fa­ther it was giv’n
To His co-eter­nal Son.

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Jesus, blessèd Je­sus, spotless Son of God,
Dying to redeem us by His precious blood;
I would speak His praise to all the earth abroad,
Glory to His peerless name!

Borne by holy messengers of light,
From a land of golden day,
Thru the silence of the starry night—
List to what the angels say.

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To the heart it speaks of blessings rare,
And our lips repeat the name,
Hail, belovèd, fairest of the fair,
Now and ev­er­more the same.

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O my soul would join the angel choir,
Chanting His amazing love;
For I feel within a sacred fire,
Kindled in the courts above.

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