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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