Blessed Be The Name The Gospel In Song

1 - Blessed Be the Name 1. O for a thousand tongues to sing, Blessed be the name of the Lord! The glories of my God and King, Words: Charles Wesley[stanzas] / Ralph E. Hudson [chorus] Music: Anonymous / arr. Ralph E. Hudson © 2007 The Paperless Hymnal®

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c - Blessed Be the Name Blessed be the name, Blessed be the name, Blessed be the name of the Lord; Blessed be the name of the Lord! © 2007 The Paperless Hymnal®

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2 - Blessed Be the Name 2. Jesus, the name that calms my fears, Blessed be the name of the Lord! 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, Words: Charles Wesley[stanzas] / Ralph E. Hudson [chorus] Music: Anonymous / arr. Ralph E. Hudson © 2007 The Paperless Hymnal®

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c - Blessed Be the Name Blessed be the name, Blessed be the name, Blessed be the name of the Lord; Blessed be the name of the Lord! © 2007 The Paperless Hymnal®

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4 - Blessed Be the Name 4. I never shall forget that day, Blessed be the name of the Lord! When Jesus washed my sins away, Words: Charles Wesley[stanzas] / Ralph E. Hudson [chorus] Music: Anonymous / arr. Ralph E. Hudson © 2007 The Paperless Hymnal®

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c - Blessed Be the Name Blessed be the name, Blessed be the name, Blessed be the name of the Lord; Blessed be the name of the Lord! © 2007 The Paperless Hymnal®

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Do You Know What Your Name Means? Keith – Large woods, forest (Scottish/Welsh origins) Dwayne – Dark, black (from Irish/Gaelic origin dubh meaning dark) Cormier – a French topographical name meaning “one who lives near the Sorb (Service or Rowan) tree” (from which the fruit corme was cultivated)

Name Of Jesus Obviously Important There is a name I love to hear, I love to sing Its worth… Jesus, Jesus, Jesus…there’s just something about that name…. Take the name of Jesus with you, child of sorrow and of woe… Jesus, name above all names…. His name is wonderful…

The Importance Of A Name The first most important event in the life of a Hebrew was receiving his name. Names in Bible times reflected several things Character Family affiliation Authority

A Name Designated Authority/Ownership Genesis 1:3-10 God called the light Day God called the darkness Night God called the expanse Heaven God called the dry land Earth God called the waters Seas

Isaiah 40:26 Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one of them is missing.

Genesis 2:20,23 “The man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him. … She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” 1:26 – “Let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth….”

Name Indicates Ownership Matthew 28:19 – “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit…” Deuteronomy 12:5,11 – “But you shall seek the Lord at the place which the Lord you God will choose from all your tribes, to establish His name there for His dwellings…there you shall bring all I command you….”

Name Indicates Personality Psalm 5:11 -- But let all who take refuge in You be glad, Let them ever sing for joy; And may You shelter them, That those who love Your name may exult in You. Psalm 9:10 --And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

1 Samuel 25:25 “Please do not let my lord pay attention to this worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name and folly is with him….”

Sometimes names changed Abram to Abraham – noble father to father of a multitude Sarai to Sarah – Princess to Mother of Nations Jacob to Israel – Supplanter to He who prevails with God

Name indicated citizenship 1 Samuel 24:21 -- So now swear to me by the Lord that you will not cut off my descendants after me and that you will not destroy my name from my father’s household.” (Saul of David) Psalm 83:4 – “They have said, ‘Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more.’”

Name An Indication of Reputation Proverbs 22:1 – “A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, favor is better than silver and gold.” Ecclesiastes 7:1 – “A good name is better than a good ointment, and the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.”

The Name of Jesus His personality Matthew 1:21 – “She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” Phil. 2:9-10 – “For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on the earth and under the earth.”

Of His Authority 1 Corinthians 6:11 --Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. 1 John 2:12 --I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for His name’s sake.

Faith In His Name John 1:12 – “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name….” John 3:18 – “He who believes in Him is not judged, he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”

Baptism Into His Name Acts 2:38 – “Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” Acts 10:48 – “And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.”

Salvation In His Name Acts 4:12 --And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”

Prayer In His Name John 14:13 -- Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Preach In His Name Luke 24:46-47 --and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.