Scripture Verse

Sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. Song of Solomon 2:14

Introduction

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Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856–1922)

Words: John­son Oat­man, Jr., 1900.

Music: J. How­ard Ent­wisle (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Ent­wisle (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Oat­man,

Lyrics

Christ will me His aid af­ford,
Never to fall, ne­ver to fall,
While I find my pre­cious Lord,
Sweeter than all, sweet­er than all.

Refrain

Jesus is now, and ev­er will be,
Sweeter than all the world to me,
Since I heard His lov­ing call,
Sweeter than all, sweet­er than all.

I will follow all the way,
Hearing Him call, hear­ing Him call,
Finding Him, from day to day,
Sweeter than all, sweet­er than all.

Refrain

Tho’ a ves­sel I may be,
Broken and small, brok­en and small,
Yet His bless­ings fall on me,
Sweeter than all, sweet­er than all.

Refrain

When I reach the crys­tal sea,
Voices will call, voic­es will call,
But my Sav­ior’s voice will be
Sweeter than all, sweet­er than all.

Refrain