1183. Dearest of All the Names Above

1. Dearest of all the names above,
My Jesus, and my God,
Who can resist Thy heav’nly love,
Or trifle with Thy blood?

2. ’Tis by the merits of Thy death
The Father smiles again;
’Tis by Thine interceding breath
The Spirit dwells with men.

3. Till God in human flesh I see,
My thoughts no comfort find;
The holy, just, and sacred Three
Are terrors to my mind.

4. But if Immanuel’s face appear,
My hope, my joy begins;
His name forbids my slavish fear,
His grace removes my sins.

5. While Jews on their own law rely,
And Greeks of wisdom boast,
I love th’incarnate mystery
And there I fix my trust.

Text Information
First Line: Dearest of all the names above
Title: Dearest of All the Names Above
Author: Isaac Watts (1707-1709)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707-9, Book II, number 148
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ALEXANDRIA
Composer: William Arnold, 1768-1832
Meter: CM
Incipit: 33235 43213 23543
Key: F Major
Source: The New Psalms and Hymns (Richmond, Virginia: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1901), number 128
Copyright: Public Domain



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