Dear Friends,

Yesterday in church they sang a hymn I had never seen before! I did a little research and found it was an old Baptist hymn written by a lady who died two years before I was born. Its words touched my heart. Take time to think over them and I believe they will touch yours as well. God bless you.

Because of Calvary,

John Janney

• Matthew 1:21

  Matthew 1:21English Standard Version (ESV)
  21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

Matthew 1:21

“THAT BEAUTIFUL NAME

“I know of a name,
A beautiful name,
That angels brought down to earth;
They whispered it low,
One night long ago,
To a maiden of lowly birth.

“I know of a name,
A beautiful name,
That unto a Babe was given;
The stars glittered bright
Throughout that glad night,
And angels praised God in heaven.

“The One of that name,
My Savior became,
My Savior of Calvary;
My sins nailed Him there,
My burdens He bare,
He suffered all this for me.

“I love that blessed name,
That wonderful name,
Made higher than all in heaven;
‘Twas whispered, I know,
In my heart long ago,
To Jesus my life I’ve given.

“That beautiful name,
That beautiful name,
From sin has power to free us!
That beautiful name,
That wonderful name,
That matchless name is Jesus!”
[Jean Perry (1865-1935)]