Scripture Verse

There is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Pure Gold, ed­it­ed by Ro­bert Low­ry & How­ard Doane (New York: Big­low & Main, 1871), num­ber 46.

Music: Karls­ruhe in Augs­burg Songs (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Lu­ther­an Pub­li­ca­tion So­ci­ety, 1885), num­ber 39 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

There is a name di­vin­ely sweet,
That melts the heart to love,
And wakes the high­est note of praise
From an­gel choirs above;
It guides the mourn­ing wan­der­er home;
It calms the trou­bled wave;
In all the realms be­neath the skies,
No other name can save.

Refrain

Dear Sav­ior, Thine the pre­cious name
That melts the heart to love,
And wakes the high­est note of praise
From an­gel choirs above.

That name de­vo­tion’s flame in­spires
In every grate­ful breast;
And thro’ its all pre­vail­ing power
We hope, and look for rest;
It brings us near the throne of grace,
By faith and ear­nest pray­er;
It brings to ev­ery wait­ing soul
A Fa­ther’s bless­ing there.

Refrain

The saints re­deemed, with one ac­cord,
The name in glo­ry sing;
And o’er the ra­di­ant fields of light,
Their loud ho­san­nas ring;
Eternal Fa­ther, source of light!
Inspire our grate­ful lays;
And teach our hearts in nob­ler strains
That bless­èd name to praise.

Refrain