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Updated 09/11/2020

 

That Beautiful Name

The lyrics to “That Beautiful Name” were penned by Jean Perry (1865-1935). Little is known of Perry beyond her name, and the years of her birth and death.  But an interesting story centers around the tune which was written by Mabel Johnston Camp (1871-1937). Mabel was the daugh­ter of a bank­er, and wife of law­yer Nor­man Har­vey Camp. A gift­ed pi­an­ist and sing­er, Ma­bel went to a girls’ school in Steu­ben­ville, Ohio. She and her hus­band be­came Chris­tians to­geth­er at one of Dwight Moody’s Bi­ble Un­ion class­es taught by Will­iam New­ell. Ma­bel and Nor­man were mem­bers of the Moody Mem­or­i­al Church.

Apparently, the hymn poem was given to her by the author and she attempted to compose a tune to suit it. Dissatisfied with the result, she tore up the manuscript and dropped it in the waste basket. But her husband came by, sometime later, and spotted the scraps. On a whim, he took them up and patiently fitted the pieces back together. Norman Camp believed the music provided a lovely setting for the words, and he convinced his wife to have the song published. And as a result this hymn has ministered to many over the years.



 

Lyrics by Jean Perry

  I know of a name,
A beautiful name,
That angels bro't down to earth;
They whispered it low
One night long ago,
To a maiden of lowly birth.

Refrain:
That beautiful name,
That beautiful name,
From sin has power to free us!
That beautiful name,
That wonderful name,
That matchless name is Jesus!

I know of a name,
A beautiful name,
That unto a Babe was given;
The stars glittered bright
Thro'out that glad night,
And angels praised God in heav’n.

Refrain
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.

Refrain

I love that blest 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.

Refrain