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"All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" is a Christian hymn. The hymn has been called the "National Anthem of Christendom". [1] The lyrics, written by Edward Perronet, first appeared in the November, 1779 issue of the Gospel Magazine, which was edited by the author of "Rock of Ages", Augustus Toplady.
All music but its own: Awake, my soul, and sing Of him who died for thee, And hail him as thy matchless king Through all eternity. Crown him the Virgin's Son! The God Incarnate born,--Whose arm those crimson trophies won Which now his brow adorn! Fruit of the mystic Rose As of that Rose the Stem: The Root, whence mercy ever flows,--
Edward Perronet. Edward Perronet (1721 – 2 January 1792) was the son of an Anglican priest, who worked closely with Anglican priest John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley for many years in England's eighteenth century Christian revival.
He entered King Solomon's Lodge as a freemason in 1795, and was an active member for ten years. [4] He was in the Massachusetts House of Representatives on behalf of his town in 1818, 1825, 1826, and 1828 to 1833. His mansion, which he built around 1800, later became the Oliver Holden School, a kindergarten of Boston. [1]
All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name (Edward Perronet & John Rippon - music; James Ellor) Lord, in the morning (Isaac Watts - music; anon) Away with our sorrow and care (Charles Wesley - music; Thomas Arne) Christ the Lord is ris'n today (Charles Wesley - music; anon; O Worship the King (Robert Grant - music; William Croft) And can it be?
In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. The New International Version omits the words about the women telling the disciples, in line with the text omitted in Westcott and Hort's text ...
The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of His grace! 8. My gracious Master and my God, Assist me to proclaim, To spread through all the world abroad The honors of Thy name. 9. Jesus! the Name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease; 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, 'Tis life, and health, and peace. 10.
For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King! In the light of that star lie the ages impearled; And that song from afar has swept over the world. Every hearth is aflame, and the beautiful sing In the homes of the nations that Jesus is King! We rejoice in the light, and we echo the song That comes down through the night from the heavenly throng.