Sweeter sounds than music knows Charm me in Immanuel's name;
All her hopes my spirit owes To his birth, and cross, and shame.
When he came, the angels sung, "Glory be to God on high;" Lord, unloose my stamm'ring tongue,
Who should louder sing than I?
Did the Lord a man become,
That he might the law fulfil,
Bleed and suffer in my room,
And canst thou, my tongue, be still?
No,
I must my praises bring,
Though they worthless are and weak;
For should I refuse to sing,
Sure the very stones would speak.
O my Saviour,
Shield, and Sun,
Shepherd,
Brother,
Husband,
Friend,
Ev'ry precious name in one,
I will love thee without end.
