Jesus! Dear Name, How Sweet It Sounds!

Jesus! dear Name, how sweet it sounds!
Replete with balm for all our wounds:
His Word declares His grace is free,
Come, needy sinner, “Come and see.”

He left the shining courts on high,
Came to our world to bleed and die;
Jesus the Lord hung on a tree,
Come, thoughtless sinner, “Come and see.”

Your sins did pierce His bleeding heart,
Till death had done its dreadful part;
His boundless love extends to thee,
Come, trembling sinner, “Come and see.”

His blood can cleanse the foulest stain,
Can make the vilest sinner clean;
This fountain open stands for thee,
Come, guilty sinner, “Come and see.”

Author: John Newton

Year: 1779

This is a lesser-known hymn by John Newton (author of 'Amazing Grace'). It appears in the Olney Hymns collection (1779) under the title 'Jesus! dear name, how sweet it sounds' with a very similar first stanza and theme. Some later hymnals attribute slight variants or altered versions to other writers, but Newton is the primary source.