481 - Jesus, shall our watchword be

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1. Jesus, shall our watchword be as the new year's dawn spreads o'er us; Jesus' name alone will we as our standard bear before us; in His covenant we stand, journey'ng to the promised land.
2. Jesus' name and Jesus' word shall resound in fullest measure. In our churches this is heard; may we tread His courts with pleasure that our hearts through grace anew prove a holy temple, too.
3. Thus our pathways would we tread, trusting in the name of Jesus. While this Star guides overhead, neither doubt nor fear should seize us; in its light of grace and love, blessings come from heav'n above.
4. Jesus' name shall lighten pain and in all our ills relieve us. Losses thus shall turn to gain and to blessings what seems grievous. Jesus' name is sun and shield, through Him all our sorrows yield.