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SALEM.
C.
M.
"
Thy
name
is
as
ointment
poured
forth."-SONGS
OF
SOL.
1:
3.
JOHN
NEWTON,
1779.
Key
of
F
Major.
"Dossey's
Choice,"
page
58.
1.
How
sweet
the
name
of
Je
-
sus
sounds
in
a
be-liev-er's
ear;
It
soothes
his
sor
-
rows,
heals
his
wounds,
And
drives
a-way
his
fear,
2.
It
makes
the
wound-ed
spir
-
it
whole,
And
calms
the
troubled
breast;
'Tis
man-na
to
the
hun-gry
soul,
And
to
the
wea-ry
rest,
And
drives
a-way
his
fear,......
And
drives
a-way
his
fear,
It
soothes
his
sor
-
rows,
heals
his
wounds
And
drives
a-way
his
fear.
And
to
the
wea
-
ry
rest,......
And
to
the
wea
-
ry
rest,
'Tis
man
-
na
to
the
hun
-
gry
soul,
And
to
the
wea-ry
rest.
3
Dear
name!
the
Rock
on
which
I
build,
My
shield
and
hiding
place;
M
y
never-failing
treasury,
filled
With
boundless
stores
of
grace.
4
Jesus!
my
shepherd,
husband,
friend,
My
prophet,
priest,
and
king;
My
Lord,
my
life,
my
way,
my
end,
Accept
the
praise
I
bring.
5
Weak
is
the
effort
of
my
heart,
And
cold
my
warmest
thought,
But
when
I
see
Thee
as
Thou
art,
I'll
praise
Thee
as
I
ought.
6
Till
then
I
would
Thy
love
proclaim
With
every
fleeting
breath;
And
may
the
music
of
Thy
name
Refresh
my
soul
in
death.
See
remarks
about
John
Newton
under
tune
"
New
Britain,"
page
45.
This
tune
is
printed
in
"
Southern
Harmony,"
by
Walker,
page
12,
1835,
and
some
of
the
earlier
song
books.
"
Salem
"
is
considered
one
of
the
best
hymns
in
use.
See
"Standard
Hymn
Book,"
No.
93,
by
Robert
Ellis
Thompson
;
also
see
"
Best
Hymns,"
No.
11,
page
20,
by
Lewis
F.
Benson,
D.
D.
It
stands
as
No.
11
in
the
hymn
books
published
in
America.