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All hail the power of Jesus' name!

Author: Peronett Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3,430 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:3 Lyrics: 1 All hail the power of Jesus' name! Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all. 2 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, A remnant weak and small, Hail him who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all. 3 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall; 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. 5 Oh, that with yonder sacred throng We at his feet may fall! We'll join the everlasting song, And crown him Lord of all. Topics: Christ Intercession and Reign; The Coronation

How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

Author: John Newton Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 1,624 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:4 Lyrics: 1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear! It soothes my sorrows, heals my wounds, and drives away my fear. It makes the wounded spirit whole, and calms the troubled breast; it satisfies the hungry soul, and gives the weary rest. 2 Dear name, the rock on which I build, my shield and hiding-place, my never-failing treasury, filled with boundless stores of grace, Jesus, my Shepherd, Brother, Friend, my Prophet, Priest, and King, my Lord, my life, my way, my end-- accept the praise I bring. 3 Weak is the effort of my heart and cold my warmest thought; but when I see you as you are, I'll praise you as I ought. Till then I would your love proclaim with every fleeting breath; and may the music of your name refresh my soul in death. Topics: Jesus Christ Physician; Confession; Our Death; Heaven; Jesus Christ King; Jesus Christ Names; Jesus Christ Physician; Jesus Christ Refuge; Jesus Christ Shepherd; Praise of Jesus Christ Used With Tune: RACHEL

In the Cross of Christ I Glory

Author: John Bowring Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 1,517 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:3 Lyrics: 1 In the cross of Christ I glory, towering o’er the wrecks of time; all the light of sacred story gathers round its head sublime. 2 When the woes of life o’ertake me, hopes deceive, and fears annoy, never shall the cross forsake me; lo, it glows with peace and joy. 3 When the sun of bliss is beaming light and love upon my way, from the cross the radiance streaming adds more luster to the day. 4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, by the cross are sanctified; peace is there that knows no measure, joys that through all time abide. 5 In the cross of Christ I glory, towering o’er the wrecks of time; all the light of sacred story gathers round its head sublime. Topics: Assurance; Christian Year Palm Sunday; Christian Year Maundy Thursday; Christian Year Good Friday; Jesus Christ Passion and Death; Joy; Living in Christ; Personal Peace; Redemption Used With Tune: RATHBUN

Hark! The herald-angels sing

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 1,329 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:3-6 Topics: The Incarnate Christ: Christmas Used With Tune: MENDELSSOHN (BETHLEHEM)

Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs

Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,000 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-4 Lyrics: 1 Come, let us join our cheerful songs with angels round the throne; ten thousand thousand are their tongues, but all their joys are one. 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, "to be exalted thus!" "Worthy the Lamb!" our lips reply, "for he was slain for us." 3 Jesus is worthy to receive honour and power divine; and blessings, more than we can give, be, Lord, forever thine! 4 The whole creation joins in one, to bless the sacred name of God that sits upon the throne, and to adore the Lamb! Topics: Angels; Communion of Saints; Gathering of the Community; Offertory; Praise of God Used With Tune: NATIVITY

It came upon the midnight clear

Author: Edmund Hamilton Sears, 1810-1876 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 873 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:1 Topics: The Incarnate Christ: Christmas Used With Tune: NOEL

Hail to the Lord's anointed

Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 843 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-12 Lyrics: 1 Hail to the Lord's anointed, great David's greater Son! Hail, in the time appointed, his reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, to set the captive free, to take away transgression, and rule in equity. 2 He shall come down like showers upon the fruitful earth, and love, joy, hope, like flowers, spring in his path to birth. Before him on the mountains shall peace the herald go, and righteousness in fountains from hill to valley flow. 4 Kings shall fall down before him, and gold and incense bring; all nations shall adore him, his praise all people sing. To him shall prayer unceasing and daily vows ascend, his kingdom still increasing, a kingdom without end. 5 O'er every foe victorious, he on his throne shall rest, from age to age more glorious, all-blessing and all-blest. The tide of time shall never his covenant remove. His name shall stand for ever: that name to us is Love. Topics: Adoration; Advent; Covenant; Epiphany (feast); Kingdom Used With Tune: CRÜGER

Crown Him with Many Crowns

Author: Matthew Bridges (1800-1894); Godfrey Thring (1823-1903) Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 798 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-4 Lyrics: 1 Crown him with many crowns, the Lamb upon his throne: hark, how the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own! Awake, my soul, and sing of him who died for thee, and hail him as thy matchless King through all eternity. 2 Crown him the Lord of life, who triumphed o'er the grave, and rose victorious in the strife for those he came to save. His glories now we sing who died and rose on high, who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die. 3 Crown him the Lord of peace, whose power a sceptre sways from pole to pole, that wars may cease, absorbed in prayer and praise. His reign shall know no end; and round his pierced feet fair flowers of paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet. 4 Crown him the Lord of love; behold his hands and side, rich wounds yet visible above in beauty glorified. All hail, Redeemer, hail! for thou hast died for me; thy praise shall never, never fail throughout eternity. Topics: Jesus, the Lamb; Praise of God; Reign of Christ; Ascension and Exaltation Used With Tune: DIADEMATA

Angels, from the Realms of Glory

Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 764 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-12 Refrain First Line: come and worship, come and worship Lyrics: 1 Angels, from the realms of glory, wing your flight o'er all the earth; you who sang creation's story, now proclaim Messiah's birth: come and worship, come and worship worship Christ, the new-born King. 2 Shepherds in the field abiding, watching o'er your flocks by night, God with us is now residing; yonder shines the infant Light: come and worship, come and worship worship Christ, the new-born King. 3 Sages, leave your contemplations; brighter visions beam afar; seek the great desire of nations; you have seen his natal star: come and worship, come and worship worship Christ, the new-born King. 4 Saints before the altar bending, watching long in hope and fear, suddenly the Lord, descending, in his temple shall appear: come and worship, come and worship worship Christ, the new-born King. 5 Though an infant now we view him, he shall fill the eternal throne, gather all the nations to him; every knee shall then bow down: come and worship, come and worship worship Christ, the new-born King. Topics: Christmas; Epiphany Used With Tune: REGENT SQUARE

Praise the Lord! O Heavens, Adore Him

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 754 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:3 Lyrics: 1 Praise the Lord! O heavens, adore him; praise him, angels in the height; sun and moon, bow down before him; praise him, shining stars of light. Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken; worlds his mighty voice obeyed; laws which never shall be broken for their guidance he has made. 2 Praise the Lord, for he is gracious; never shall his promise fail; God has made his saints victorious; sin and death shall not prevail. Praise the God of our salvation; hosts on high, his power proclaim; heaven and earth, and all creation, laud and magnify his name. Topics: Adoration Used With Tune: AUSTRIAN HYMN Text Sources: The Foundling Hospital Collection, 1796, alt.

Rejoice, the Lord Is King

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 742 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:3 Lyrics: 1 Rejoice, the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore. Rejoice, give thanks and sing and triumph evermore. Lift up your heart, lift up your voice. Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! 2 His kingdom cannot fail; he rules o'er earth and heaven; the keys of death and hell to Christ the Lord are given. Lift up your heart, lift up your voice. Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! 3 He sits at God's right hand till all his foes submit, bow down at his command, and fall beneath his feet. Lift up your heart, lift up your voice. Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! 4 Rejoice in glorious hope; for Christ, the Judge, shall come to gather all his saints to their eternal home. We soon shall hear the archangel's voice; the trump of God shall sound, rejoice! Topics: Ascension & Reign of Christ; Judge, God/Christ as; King, God/Christ as; Return of Christ; Ascension & Reign of Christ; Assurance; Joy; Judge, God/Christ as; King, God/Christ as; Kingdom; Return of Christ Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH

O Come, All Ye Faithful

Author: John F. Wade; Frederick Oakeley Meter: Irregular Appears in 732 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:3-7 Refrain First Line: O come, let us adore him Lyrics: 1 O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem! Come and behold him, born the King of angels; [Refrain:] O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord! 2 True God of true God, Light from Light eternal, lo, he shuns not the virgin's womb; Son of the Father, begotten, not created; (Refrain) 3 Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation! O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above: "Glory to God, all glory in the highest"; (Refrain) 4 Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning, Jesus, to thee be all glory given; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing; (Refrain) Topics: Christmas Season Used With Tune: ADESTE FIDELES Text Sources: Latin hymn

There Is a Green Hill Far Away

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 695 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-4 Lyrics: 1 There is a green hill far away, outside a city wall, where the dear Lord was crucified who died to save us all. 2 We may not know, we cannot tell, what pains he had to bear; but we believe it was for us he hung and suffered there. 3 He died that we might be forgiven, he died to make us good, that we might go at last to heaven, saved by his precious blood. 4 There was no other good enough to pay the price of sin; he only could unlock the gate of heaven and let us in. 5 O dearly, dearly has he loved, and we must love him too, and trust in his redeeming blood, and try his works to do. Topics: Holy Week (Good Friday) Used With Tune: HORSLEY

I Am Thine, O Lord

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Appears in 688 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1-13 First Line: I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice Refrain First Line: Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord Used With Tune: [I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice]

Hail, thou once despised Jesus

Author: John Bakewell; Martin Madan; Augustus M. Toplady Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 625 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:3 Lyrics: 1 Hail, thou once despised Jesus, Hail, thou Galilean King! Thou didst suffer to release us; Thou didst free salvation bring. Hail, thou agonizing Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame! By thy merits we find favor; Life is given through thy Name. 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins were on thee laid: By almighty Love anointed, Thou hast full atonement made; All thy people are forgiven Through the virtue of thy blood; Opened is the gate of heaven, Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 3 Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory, There for ever to abide; All the heav'nly hosts adore thee, Seated at thy Father's side; There for sinners thou art pleading; There thou dost our place prepare; Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. 4 Worship, honor, pow'r, and blessing Thou art worthy to receive: Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. Help, ye bright angelic spirits, Bring your sweetest, noblest lays; Help to sing our Saviour's merits, Help to chant Immanuel's praise. Amen. Topics: Christ, The Lord Jesus; Christ Deity of; Christ Praise of; Christ Priestly Intercessin of; Christ Suffering of Used With Tune: ST. HILDA

Fairest Lord Jesus

Author: Joseph August Seiss Meter: 5.6.8.5.5.8 Appears in 574 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:3 Lyrics: 1 Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature, O thou of God to earth come down, thee will I cherish, thee will I honor, thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown. 2 Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands, robed in the blooming garb of spring. Jesus is fairer; Jesus is purer, who makes the woeful heart to sing. 3 Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight, and all the twinkling, starry host. Jesus shines brighter; Jesus shines purer, than all the angels heaven can boast. 4 Beautiful Savior, Ruler of the nations, Son of God and Son of Man! Glory and honor, praise, adoration, now and forevermore be thine! Topics: Adoration; Creation; Jesus Christ Ascension and Reign; Love for God; Praise; Sovereignty of God Used With Tune: CRUSADERS’ HYMN Text Sources: Münster Gesangbuch, 1677; Sts. 1-3, trans. Church Chorals and Choir Studies, 1850, alt.

Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 551 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:3 Lyrics: 1 Hail the day that sees him rise Alleluia! to his throne beyond the skies; Alleluia! Christ, the Lamb for sinners giv'n, Alleluia! enters now the highest heav'n. Alleluia! 2 There for him high triumph waits; Alleluia! lift your heads, eternal gates, Alleluia! he has conquered death and sin, Alleluia! take the King of glory in! Alleluia! 3 See, he lifts his hands above! Alleluia! See, he shows the prints of love! Alleluia! Hark! his gracious lips bestow Alleluia! blessings on his church below. Alleluia! 4 Lord, beyond our mortal sight, Alleluia! raise our hearts to reach thy height; Alleluia! there thy face unclouded see, Alleluia! find our heav'n of heav'ns in thee! Alleluia! Topics: Jesus Christ His Ascension; Blessed Hope; Christ Conqueror Used With Tune: LLANFAIR

Away in a Manger

Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 546 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:1 First Line: Away in a manger, no crib for a bed Lyrics: 1 Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head; The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay, The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay. 2 The cattle are lowing, the Baby awakes, But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes. I love Thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky, And stay by my side until morning is nigh. 3 Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay Close by me forever, and love me, I pray. Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care, And fit us for heaven, to live with Thee there. Topics: Christ Birth Used With Tune: CRADLE SONG Text Sources: Source Unknown, c. 1865

The Head That Once Was Crowned

Author: Thomas Kelly Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 512 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:3 First Line: The head that once was crowned with thorns Lyrics: 1 The Head that once was crowned with thorns Is crowned with glory now; A royal diadem adorns The mighty Victor's brow. 2 The highest place that heav'n affords Is His, is His by right, The King of kings and Lord of lords, And heav'n's eternal Light;. 3 The joy of all who dwell above; The joy of all below, To whom He manifests His love And grants His name to know. 4 The cross He bore is life and health, Tho' shame and death to Him: His people's hope, His people's wealth, Their everlasting theme. Amen. Topics: Ascension and Reign; Christ Ascension; Christ Attributes; Christ Reign Used With Tune: ST. MAGNUS

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 509 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 1:3 Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice! Lyrics: 1 O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Refrain: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel. 2 O come, O Wisdom from on high, Who order all things mightily; To us the path of knowledge show, And teach us in your ways to go. [Refrain] 3 O come, O come, great Lord of might, Who to your tribes on Sinai's height In ancient times once gave the Law, In cloud, and majesty, and awe. [Refrain] 4 O come, O Rod of Jesse's stem, From ev'ry foe deliver them That trust your mighty pow'r to save, And give them vict'ry o'er the grave. [Refrain] 5 O come, O Key of David, come, And open wide our heav'n home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. [Refrain] 6 O come, O Dayspring from on high, And cheer us by your drawing nigh; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death's dark shadow put to flight. [Refrain] 7 O come, Desire of nations, bind In one the hearts of humankind; O bid our sad divisions cease, And be for us our king of peace. [Refrain] Topics: Advent; Covenant/Law; Wisdom Used With Tune: VENI, VENI EMMANUEL Text Sources: Latin 9th C.

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