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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal · No. 474 · Words: Lydia Baxter
Take the Name of Jesus With You
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written by Lydia Baxter in 1870, this hymn urges believers to carry the name of Jesus as a constant source of comfort and strength through sorrow and temptation. The refrain, 'Precious Name, O how sweet,' became one of the most recognizable refrains in 19th-century American gospel hymnody.
Verse 1
Take the Name of Jesus with you,
Child of sorrow and of woe,
It will joy and comfort give you;
Take it then, where'er you go.
Refrain
Precious Name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of Heav'n.
Precious Name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of Heav'n.
Verse 2
Take the Name of Jesus ever,
As a shield from every snare;
If temptations round you gather,
Breathe that holy Name in prayer.
Refrain
Precious Name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of Heav'n.
Precious Name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of Heav'n.
Verse 3
O the precious Name of Jesus!
How it thrills our souls with joy,
When His loving arms receive us,
And His songs our tongues employ!
Refrain
Precious Name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of Heav'n.
Precious Name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of Heav'n.
Verse 4
At the Name of Jesus bowing,
Falling prostrate at His feet,
King of kings in heav'n we'll crown Him,
When our journey is complete.
Refrain
Precious Name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of Heav'n.
Precious Name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of Heav'n.
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