Blessèd Be the Name (Pickett)

In Beth­le­hem a child was born

Blessèd be His name

bless­èd be His name

For us His life from earth was torn

Blessèd be His name

name of the Lord.

Blessèd be the name

bless­èd be the name

Blessèd be the name of the Lord

Blessèd be the name

bless­èd be the name

Blessèd be the name of the Lord.

The an­gel told be­fore His birth

Blessèd be His name

bless­èd be His name

That He was Christ

the Lord of earth

He called Him­self the Son of Man

Blessèd be His name

Bless­èd be His name

Of con­quer­ing hosts He leads the van

He shall be great

the an­gels said

Blessèd be His name

bless­èd be His name

The crowns of earth are for His head

The Prince of Peace

the Son of God

Blessèd be His name

bless­èd be His name

Yet for our souls He bore the rod

Messiah and Im­ma­nu­el

Blessèd be His name

bless­èd be His name

His glo­ry who can ful­ly tell

Jesus the ho­ly Coun­se­lor

Blessèd be His name

bless­èd be His name

Our lead­er in the ho­ly war

The Ev­er­last­ing Fa­ther He

Blessèd be His name

bless­èd be His name

The migh­ty God shall ev­er be

He rose tri­umph­ant from the grave

Blessèd be His name

bless­èd be His name

His peo­ple ev­er­more to save

He soon will come from Heav’n again

Blessèd be His name

bless­èd be His name

And ov­er all the earth shall reign