Glory to God ‎#264

264. At the Name of Jesus

1 At the name of Jesus
every knee shall bow,
every tongue confess him
King of glory now;
'tis the Father's pleasure
we should call him Lord,
who from the beginning
was the mighty Word.

2 Humbled for a season
to receive a name
from the lips of sinners
unto whom he came,
faithfully he bore it
spotless to the last,
brought it back victorious,
when from death he passed;

3 Bore it up triumphant,
with its human light,
through all ranks of creatures,
to the central height,
to the throne of Godhead,
to the Father's breast,
filled it with the glory
of that perfect rest.

4 Christians, this Lord Jesus
shall return again,
with his Father's glory
o'er the earth to reign;
for all wreaths of empire
meet upon his brow,
and our hearts confess him
King of glory now.

Text Information

• First Line: At the name of Jesus
• Title: At the Name of Jesus
• Author: Caroline Maria Noel (1870, alt.)
• Meter: 6.5.6.5.D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 8
  ;
  Psalm 72:19
  ;
  Isaiah 11:10
  ;
  Isaiah 45:23
  ;
  Matthew 1:21
  ;
  John 1:1-3
  ;
  John 3:16-17
  ;
  John 18:33-37
  ;
  Acts 4:12
  ;
  Romans 8:3
  ;
  Romans 10:5-15
  ;
  Philippians 2:5-12
  ;
  Colossians 3:1-11
  ;
  Hebrews 1:4
  ;
  Hebrews 2:10
• Topic: Adoration; Atonement; Christ's Return; Jesus Christ: Ascension and Reign

Tune Information

• Name: KING’S WESTON
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1925)
• Meter: 6.5.6.5.D
• Key: d minor
• Copyright: © 1925 Oxford University Press

Text Information:

This may well be a hymn based on a hymn, for scholars say that the passage behind it (Philippians 2:5–11), though not in the style of Greek poetry, shows traits of a communal creedal statement capable of being sung. It is set here to one of the composer’s most sonorous tunes.