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title: How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds (Ortonville)
key: Ab
time: 6/4
tempo: 120
---

[Stanza A]
L1: How sweet the name of Je - sus sounds In a be - liev - er's ear! It
L2: It makes the wound - ed spir - it whole And calms the trou - bled breast, 'Tis
L3: Dear name, the rock on which I build, My shield and hid - ing place; My
L4: Je - sus, my shep - herd, broth - er, friend, My pro - phet, priest and King. My
S: s, | d:-:d:r:-:r | m:-:r:d:-:s, | l,:-:l,:d:-:l, | s,:-:-:-:-:s, |
A: m, | s,:-:s,:s,:-:s, | s,:-:f,:m,:-:m, | f,:-:f,:l,:-:f, | m,:-:-:-:-:m, |
T: m,, | m,:-:m,:s,:-:s, | d,:-:s,:d,,:-:d,, | f,:-:f,:f,:-:f, | d,,:-:-:-:-:d,, |
B: d,, | d,,:-:d,,:t,,,:-:t,,, | d,,:-:t,,,:d,,:-:d,, | d,,:-:d,,:d,,:-:d,, | d,,:-:-:-:-:d,, |

[Stanza B]
L1: soothes his sor - rows, heals his wounds, And drives a - way his fear, And
L2: man - na to the hun - gry soul, And to the wea - ry rest, And
L3: nev - er - fail - ing trea - sure, With bound - less stores of grace, With
L4: Lord, my life, my way, my end, Ac - cept the praise I bring, Ac -
S: d:-:d:r:-:r | m:-:f:s:-:_m.r_ | d:-:d:r:-:r | d:-:-:-:-:d |
A: s,:-:s,:s,:-:s, | s,:-:s,:s,:-:f,.f, | m,:-:m,:f,:-:f, | m,:-:-:-:-:m, |
T: m,:-:m,:s,:-:s, | d,:-:d,:d,:-:d,, | d,,:-:d,,:s,:-:s, | d,,:-:-:-:-:d,, |
B: d,,:-:d,,:t,,,:-:t,,, | d,,:-:r,,:m,,:-:d,, | s,,,:-:s,,,:s,,,:-:s,,, | s,,,:-:-:-:-:d,, |

[Stanza C]
L1: drives a - way his fear.
L2: drives a - way his rest.
L3: bound - less stores of grace!
L4: cept the praise I bring.
S: m:-:m:r:-:r | d:-:-:-:- |
A: s,:-:s,:s,:-:f, | m,:-:-:-:- |
T: d,:-:d,:s,:-:s, | d,,:-:-:-:- |
B: d,,:-:d,,:t,,,:-:t,,, | d,,:-:-:-:- |