76 Jesus! Name of Wondrous Love
1 Jesus! Name of wondrous love,
Name all other names above,
Unto which must ev'ry knee
Bow in deep humility.
2 Jesus! Name decreed of old,
To the maiden mother told,
Kneeling in her lowly cell,
By the angel Gabriel.
3 Jesus! Name of priceless worth
To the fallen here on earth
For the promise that it gave,
"Jesus shall his people save."
4 Jesus! Only name that's giv'n
Under all the mighty heav'n
Whereby all, to sin enslaved,
Burst their fetters and are saved.
5 Jesus! Name of wondrous love,
Human name of God above;
Pleading only this, we, too,
Flee, O God, in faith to you.
Text Information
- Author
- William W. How, 1823-97, abr., alt.
Tune Information
- Name
- GOTT SEI DANK DURCH ALLE WELT
- Meter
- 77 77
- Source
- Freylinghausen, Geist-reiches Gesang-Buch, Halle, 1704, alt.