The featured hymn this week is the beautiful 18th century hymn by Edward Perronet. There are a couple of popular tunes these lyrics are set to. The first one I have here is my favorite, "Diadem".
The second tune is "Coronation".
Here are the lyrics without any music.
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.
2. Ye chosen seed of Israel's 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.
3. 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.
4. Let every kindred, every tribe
on this terrestrial ball,
to him all majesty ascribe,
and crown him Lord of all.
To him all majesty ascribe,
and crown him Lord of all.
5. 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.
6. O that with yonder sacred throng
we at his feet may fall!
We'll join the everlasting song,
and crown him Lord of all.
We'll join the everlasting song,
and crown him Lord of all.
I love this hymn! As I listened to it fresh and new today, my mind went back to a precious old lady that used to sit a few rows behind us in church and BELT OUT the part that says "crown Him Lord of aaaalllll" . . . she couldn't carry a tune in a basket but the sincerity of heart was so evident, even to me as a child.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this hymn today!