With Heart and Voice ‎#127

127. 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 At his voice creation sprang at once to sight:
all the angel faces, all the hosts of light,
thrones and dominations, stars upon their way,
all the heavenly orders in their great array.

3 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;

4 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.

5 In your hearts enthrone him; there let him subdue
all that is not holy, all that is not true.
Look to him, your Savior, in temptation's hour;
let his will enfold you in its light and power.

6 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 M. Noel (1870, alt.)
• Meter: 65 65 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989

Tune Information

• Name: KING'S WESTON
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1925)
• Meter: 65 65 D
• Key: d minor
• Copyright: By permission of Oxford University Press.