Jesus! Shall the Watchword Be

Jesus! shall the watch­word be

For the year that is be­fore us

Jesus’ name the world shall see

As the ban­ner wav­ing o’er us—

Over all who Him ob­ey

And are walk­ing in His way.

Jesus’ name and Je­sus’ grace

We in Zi­on are con­fess­ing

And when­e’er we seek the place

Where that name com­mands the bless­ing

There we shall His glo­ry see

There the heart His tem­ple be.

With that name up­on our lips

We will go where’er He guide us;

With that star be­fore our steps

Nothing ev­il can be­tide us.

Bright will be each hour and place

With the sun­shine of His grace.

Through that name our fie­ry pains

Grow a pu­ri­fy­ing or­deal

And our bit­ter­est cup con­tains

Through its pow­er a whole­some cor­di­al.

Jesus’ name is sun and shield

And will end­less so­lace yield!