1
Jesus, the name high over all,
In hell, or earth, or sky:
Angels and men before it fall,
And devils fear and fly.
In hell, or earth, or sky:
Angels and men before it fall,
And devils fear and fly.
2
Jesus, the name to sinners dear,
The name to sinners giv’n;
It scatters all their guilty fear,
It brings them peace of heav’n.
The name to sinners giv’n;
It scatters all their guilty fear,
It brings them peace of heav’n.
3
Jesus the prisoner’s fetters breaks,
And bruises Satan’s head;
Pow’r into strengthless souls He speaks,
And life into the dead.
And bruises Satan’s head;
Pow’r into strengthless souls He speaks,
And life into the dead.
4
Oh, that the world might taste and see,
The riches of His grace!
The arms of love that compass me,
Would all mankind embrace.
The riches of His grace!
The arms of love that compass me,
Would all mankind embrace.
5
Him as my righteousness I show,
His saving truth proclaim:
’Tis all my business here below,
To cry, Behold the Lamb!
His saving truth proclaim:
’Tis all my business here below,
To cry, Behold the Lamb!
6
Happy, if with my latest breath
I may but gasp His name:
Preach Him to all, and cry in death,
“Behold, behold the Lamb!”
I may but gasp His name:
Preach Him to all, and cry in death,
“Behold, behold the Lamb!”
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THE NAME, THE PERSON, AND THE SPIRIT
John 14:26 connects the name to the Spirit: “The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name. ” This verse says that the Father will send the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, in the name of the Son. Here we see that the Spirit is related to the name, and the name to the Spirit. By our experience we have come to realize that the name is the title and that the Spirit is the person. The Spirit is sent in the name of the Lord Jesus. Therefore, whoever calls, “O Lord Jesus, ” immediately receives the Spirit. When we call on the name of the Lord, we get the person, the Spirit. No one can say, “Lord Jesus” except in the Holy Spirit ( 1 Cor. 12:3 ). This means that whenever we say, “Lord Jesus, ” we immediately are in the Spirit. This is also proved by Joel 2:32 and Acts 2:21 . Acts 2:17 says, “It shall be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, ” and Acts 2:21 says, “It shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. ” The Spirit has already been poured out, and the way to gain the Spirit is to call on the name of the Lord. When we call, “Jesus, ” we receive the Spirit. When I call a certain brother by name, that brother comes in person. Likewise, when we call on the name of the Lord Jesus, the Spirit comes. The name is the title, and the Spirit is the person. Hence, the name is the title of the person, and the person is the Spirit.
Young People's Training
CWWL, 1975–1976, vol. 3
Chapter 13 (LSM)
Budapest, Hungary
Thanks Steven Miller for the two inserted stanzas before verse 5. They were most enjoyable. Praise the Lord for the name of Jesus.
Obehie, Abia, Nigeria
Soul reviving miracle. May God do it again in Jesus name.
Kenya
Great song!
Detroit, MI, United States
When Charles Wesley was preaching in Cornwall, England, a drunken man started opposing him. Wesley responded, "Who is this that pleads for the devil?" and he rebuked the man in the name of Jesus. That night Wesley went to bed thinking about the name of Jesus. This hymn he wrote during that night. -Great Songs of Faith by Brown & Norton
Stanza 5 in the original starts:
His only righteousness I show
There are 2 additional stanzas inserted before the above stanza 5:
O that my Jesu’s heavenly charms
Might every bosom move!
Fly, sinners, fly into those arms
Of everlasting love.
Thee I shall constantly proclaim,
Though earth and hell oppose;
Bold to confess Thy glorious Name
Before a world of foes.