All Hail The Power of Jesus Name

ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME

Some people call the hymn the “National Anthem of Christendom”.  The words of this hymn were written by Edward Perronet. He born in England in 1726. His father was an Anglican minister and he initially followed in his footsteps.

Perronet worked for a while with John and Charles Wesley in the Methodist movement. He fell out with them later, particularly John, because of his attacks on the Church of England and because he did not always obey John’s orders. He finally becoming a minister of an independent congregational church.

His dying words were "Glory to God in the height of His divinity! Glory to God in the depth of his humanity! Glory to God in His all-sufficiency! Into His hands I commend my spirit."

Here are the words as he wrote them.

All hail the power of Jesus’ Name! Let angels prostrate fall;

Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all.

Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all.

Let highborn seraphs tune the lyre, and as they tune it, fall

Before His face Who tunes their choir, and crown Him Lord of all.

Before His face Who tunes their choir, and crown Him Lord of all.

Crown Him, ye morning stars of light, who fixed this floating ball;

Now hail the strength of Israel’s might, and crown Him Lord of all.

Now hail the strength of Israel’s might, and crown Him Lord of all.

Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God, who from His altar call;

Extol the Stem of Jesse’s Rod, and crown Him Lord of all.

Extol the Stem of Jesse’s Rod, and crown Him Lord of all.

Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race, ye ransomed from the fall,

Hail Him Who saves you by His grace, and crown Him Lord of all.

Hail Him Who saves you by His grace, and crown Him Lord of all.

Hail Him, ye heirs of David’s line, whom David Lord did call,

The God incarnate, Man divine, and crown Him Lord of all,

The God incarnate, Man divine, and crown Him Lord of all.

Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget the wormwood and the gall,

Go spread your trophies at His feet, and crown Him Lord of all.

Go spread your trophies at His feet, and crown Him Lord of all.

Let every tribe and every tongue before Him prostrate fall

And shout in universal song the crownèd Lord of all.

And shout in universal song the crownèd Lord of all.

Another verse was later added by John Rippon in 1787. Here is that verse, which is included in the versions of most modern hymnals.

O that, with yonder sacred throng, we at His feet may fall,

Join in the everlasting song, and crown Him Lord of all,

Join in the everlasting song, and crown Him Lord of all!

The hymn reflects Philippians 2:8-9:

“God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the Name that is above every name, that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”