To my dumbfounded surprise, I am able to post this hymn this morning (it didn’t work at first!)–All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name, sung by Blue Rock Mennonite Youth.
This was always one of my favorite hymns, although in our Dutch Reformed Church, it came with an entirely different melody.
This old hymn–All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name–has always been one of my favorites, and I love the way they sing it at Temple Baptist Church in Powell, Tennessee. You might want to turn up the volume for this one!
We sing “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name,” and so we should. But it would do us good to pause and think about that power–because we are flat-out lost without it.
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Don’t believe me? Look at places, look into people’s lives, where that power is explicitly denied. Look at the shambles we’ve made of our world. I glanced at the news for just two or three minutes this morning and got sick to my stomach.
We and our world wouldn’t last another 15 minutes without the power of God’s grace.
I’ve been calling upon my Lord Jesus’ Christ by name a lot, lately. I do that, Lord, because I believe in you and I believe your word.
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name–and the congregation at Temple Baptist Church in Tennessee are not a bit bashful about singing it.
He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Christ Pantokrator, Ruler of All–and He is ours, and we are His.
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name, written by Edward Perronet in 1779, is sung to severdal different melodies, depending on whose hymnal you’re using. It has been nicknamed “the National Anthem of Christianity”–I guess because it’s sung in so many churches, belonging to so many denominations.
The power of Jesus’ name is something we need in our lives: to be without it is too horrible to contemplate. We need it here today, at my house; and for Jesus’ sake, everybody, please keep our fellow-servant Linda in your prayers: may the Lord deliver her out of danger. In truth we all ought to be praying for one another.
This video is by the choir and congregation of the Temple Baptist Church in Tennessee: they bring it when they sing it! All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name… Amen!
Such a beautiful summer day as we’re having here today always makes me think of this hymn, All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name, as it was sung by our counselors at Y Camp–outdoor service on a hilltop, with the woods and fields of northern New Jersey spread out in all directions: gorgeous!
Here, indoors, at First-Plymouth Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, we have the same hymn sung by choir and congregation with organ and trumpets to back it up.
Let “the Lutheran Warbler” keep you company this morning as I vegetate in the doctor’s waiting room. All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name is one of my favorite hymns–and she sings all the verses.
Well, I made a hash of that. Tomorrow’s hymn will now appear today, and I’ll have to switch today’s hymn to tomorrow.
It’s a cold, grey, damp, and dreary-looking day today. But when I hear this hymn, I think of the outdoor chapel at Y Camp so many years ago, with a view of the rolling hills, fields, and woods of northern New Jersey, and the counselors’ choir robustly belting it out–All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name. A good memory! And a glorious hymn.
A lot of you are new here, so let me invite you to make hymn requests. We like to start every blogging day with a hymn, and I like to post your favorite hymns and worship songs. Just “Leave a Reply,” and we’ll do the rest.
This 18th century hymn by Edward Perronet, All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name, joyfully proclaims the crown rights of Jesus Christ Our Lord, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, whose right it is to rule Creation. Almighty God has promised that He shall reign forever.
Sing it loud!