213. Jesus! the Name High Over All

1 Jesus! the name high over all,
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 given;
It scatters all their guilty fear;
It turns their hell to heaven.

3 O that the world might taste and see
The riches of His grace!
The arms of love that compass me
Would all mankind embrace.

4 His only righteousness I show,
His saving truth proclaim;
'Tis all my business here below
To cry, "Behold the Lamb!"

5 Happy, if with my latest breath
I may but gasp His name;
Preach Him to all and cry in death,
"Behold, behold the Lamb!"

Text Information
First Line: Jesus! the name high over all
Title: Jesus! the Name High Over All
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2011
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: The Gospel; Covenant; Gospel Tidings (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: GRÄFENBERG
Composer: Johann Crüger, 1598-1662
Meter: CM
Key: F Major or modal
Source: Praxis Pietatis Melica, Berlin, 1653



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