The Name of Jesus

It's not a good luck charm or amulet,
It's not a grown-up's fancy toy.
It's the precious Name of Jesus,
Which God has given us to employ.

Not a "name it and claim it" formula,
It's not a clue to a buried treasure,
But the Name of the King of all ages,
Has incalculable worth and measure.

That Name ushers us into the Presence
And throne room of the Almighty God.
Where we bring our requests and petitions,
While we travel this old earthly sod.

In his Name there is wholeness and healing,
Attained by every stripe upon his back.
Ours by the word of our confession,
No child of God need have to suffer lack.

A name of new life, and new beginnings,
No matter how entrenched in sin we are,
That Name offers freedom from sin's bondage,
And deliverance to all, near and far.

It's a Name of agony and suffering,
As he hung there on the cross of Calvary.
Opening the door to our salvation,
The price was fully paid. We now are free.

He has walked the Valley of the Shadow,
Over death, our Lord has won the victory.
Now the grave need no longer alarm us,
He walks the vale with you and with me.