Hymn
To the Name of Our Salvation
To the Name of our salvation,
Laud and honour let us pay,
Which for many a generation
Hid in God's foreknowledge lay;
But with holy exultation
We may sing aloud today.
Jesus is the Name we treasure;
Name beyond what words can tell;
Name of gladness, Name of pleasure,
Ear and heart delighting well;
Name of sweetness, passing measure,
Saving us from sin and hell.
'Tis the Name for adoration,
Name for songs of victory,
Name for holy meditation
In this vale of misery,
Name for joyful veneration
By the citizens on high.
'Tis the Name that whoso preacheth
Speaks like music to the ear;
Who in prayer this Name beseecheth
Sweetest comfort findeth near;
Who its perfect wisdom reacheth,
Heavenly joy possesseth here.
Therefore we in love adoring,
This most blessed Name revere;
Holy Jesus, Thee imploring
So to write it in us here,
That hereafter, heavenward soaring,
We may sing with angels there.
To the Name of Our Salvation — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/to-the-name-of-our-salvation
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote To the Name of Our Salvation?
The words of To the Name of Our Salvation were written by J. M. Neale; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 19 more hymns by J. M. Neale, including The Royal Banners Forward Go and For Thee, O Dear, Dear Country.
Is To the Name of Our Salvation public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Church Hymnal, published in 1920. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of To the Name of Our Salvation?
To the Name of Our Salvation is in 8.7.8.7.8.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy, Jesus Came, the Heavens Adoring and Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious.