152. Thy Name We Love, Lord Jesus

7,7,8,7, bis.
by W. Yerbury
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Thy name we love, Lord Jesus;
 
And lowly bow before Thee;
 
And while we live, to Thee we give
 
All blessing, worship, glory;
 
We sing aloud Thy praises,
 
Our hearts and voices blending,
 
’Tis Thou alone we worthy own,
 
Thy beauty’s all transcending.
“Because of the savor of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.” (Song of Solomon 1:3)
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20)
“The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.” (Psalm 69:36)
“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.” (Philippians 2:9-10)
“The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.” (Isaiah 38:19)
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” (Revelation 4:11)
“How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!” (Song of Solomon 4:10)
“Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.” (Song of Solomon 4:16)
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Thy name we love, Lord Jesus;
 
It tells God’s love unbounded
 
To ruined man ere time began,
 
Or heaven and earth were founded;
 
Thine is a love eternal,
 
That found in us its pleasure,
 
That brought Thee low to bear our woe,
 
And make us Thine own treasure.
“Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.” (Hebrews 1:4)
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)
“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.” (Ephesians 1:4)
“The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” (Jeremiah 31:3)
“Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.” (Proverbs 8:31)
“Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God. But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” (Philippians 2:6-8)
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.” (Matthew 13:44)
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Thy name we love, Lord Jesus;
 
It tells Thy birth so lowly,
 
Thy patience, grace, Thy gentleness,
 
Thy lonely path, so holy;
 
Thou wast the "Man of sorrows";
 
Our grief, too, Thou didst bear it;
 
Our bitter cup Thou drankest up;
 
The thorny crown — didst wear it.
“Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.” (Revelation 3:10)
“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” (Luke 2:7)
“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.” (2 Corinthians 8:9)
“Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)
“I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert. I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.” (Psalm 102:6-7)
“Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth.” (1 Peter 2:22)
“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.” (Isaiah 53:3-4)
“And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.” (Matthew 26:39)
“He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.” (Matthew 26:42)
“Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?” (John 18:11)
“And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe.” (John 19:2)
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Thy name we love, Lord Jesus;
 
God’s Lamb — Thou wast ordainèd
 
To bear our sins (Thyself all clean),
 
And hast our guilt sustainèd:
 
We see Thee crowned in glory,
 
Above the heavens now seated,
 
The victory won, Thy work well done,
 
Our righteousness completed.
“Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.” (Acts 17:31)
“But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (1 Peter 1:19)
“Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honor, and didst set him over the works of thy hands.” (Hebrews 2:7)
“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” (Hebrews 2:9)
“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.” (Hebrews 2:14)
“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
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