Words: John Newton, Ol­ney Hymns (Lon­don: W. Ol­iv­er, 1779). Music: St. Pe­ter (Rein­a­gle), Alex­an­der R. Rein­a­gle, Psalm Tunes for the Voice and Pi­an­o­for­te (Ox­ford, Eng­land: 1836) . Al­ter­nate tunes: Heber, George Kings­ley, 1838 . Ortonville, Thom­as Hast­ings, 1837 . How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds In a believer’s ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. It makes the wounded spirit […]