How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

DESCRIPTION: "How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear. It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds And drives away his fear." The singer asks that his praise of Jesus be accepted. "May the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1840 (Brunson and Pitman)
KEYWORDS: nonballad religious Jesus
FOUND IN: West Indies(Jamaica)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
ADDITIONAL: Alfred Brunson and Charles Pitman,_The Sweet Singer of Israel: A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs Usually Sung at Camp, Prayer, and Social Meetings, and in Revivals of Religion_ (Pittsburgh: C.H. Kay & Co., 1840 ("Digitized by Internet Archive"), #115 pp. 130-131, ("How sweet the name of Jesus sounds") (1 text)
Ira D. Sankey, _Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos (1200 Hymns)_ (London: Collins, n.d.), #112 (1880 #145), ("How sweet the name of Jesus sounds") (1 text)
RECORDINGS:
Revival Zion pastor and congregation, "How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds" (on JamaicaFaithWorkPlay)
NOTES [30 words]: The JamaicaFaithWorkPlay recording is lined-out, "Dr. Watts" style. A leader calls out each line and the congregation sings the line slowly, often a whole note for each syllable. - BS
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