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All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ name! Let angels prostrate fall, Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem, |
And crown Him, crown Him, crown Him, crown Him; And crown Him Lord of all! |
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Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race, Ye ransomed from the fall, Ye ransomed from the fall, Hail Him who saves you by His grace, |
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Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget The wormwood and the gall, The wormwood and the gall, Go, spread your trophies at His feet, |
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Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, On this terrestrial ball, To Him all majesty ascribe, |
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O that with yonder sacred throng We at His feet may fall, We at His feet may fall! We’ll join the everlasting song, |
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Piano Hymns
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Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
When I got to my quiet time , this hymn came to my mind and I started searching for it and found it and sang it and it was truly uplifting. Praise the Lord for his mercies endureth forever
Enugu, Nigeria
On 16 of may 2022, this early morning, I saw many people, in groups, with golden wears singing in hermony as I was at their midst as Holy Spirit directs me to sing this hymn then all of us sang as we move prasing God. Then I woke up this morning playing with my piano. He is alive. Let us praise the name of the LORD.
Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria
It was in my dream the night of 14. 05. 2022, when this song was brought to me. Immediately when I woke up that same night. I searched through internet, I found it and sang it. It was a good and inspiring song. All glory, honour and adoration be onto the Lord. Amen.
Anambra State, Onisha, Nigeria
After my midnight prayer, I slept off and I saw my self singing these song In my dream. I woke up and search for it in the internet and found. It's a wonderful song.
Lagos, Nigeria
Jesus Christ is Lord of all. He is the same yesterday, today and will remain the same for ever.
Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Christ is King of all let's join the Everlasting song
Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom
God is the son of Jesus he is the king đ€Ž
It is nice song gosh just beautiful
Lagos, Nigeria
As I finished my quiet time, this song came to my mind, to especially bless the Lord because today is my birthday. Then I searched online for the wordings.
Thanks for helping me sing along.
Storrs, Connecticut, United States
This inspiring hymn of praise appears to have been written about the middle of the 18th century. Its author Edward Perronet, son of Reverend Vincent Perronet, Vicar of Shoreham, England, was a man of great faith and humility but zealous in his convictions, sometimes to his own expense. He was born in 1721, and though 18 years younger than Charles Wesley, the two became close friends, and it was under the direction of the Wesleys that Perronet became a preacher in the evangelical movement. Lady Huntingdon later became his patroness, but some imprudent expressions in a satirical poem, âThe Mitreâ revealing his hostility to the union of church and state cost him her favor and his contention against John Wesleyâs law that none but regular parish ministers had the right to administer the sacraments, led to his complete separation from both the Wesleys. He subsequently became the pastor of a small church of dissenters in Canterbury, where he died in January, 1792. His piety evinced itself when near his death his last words were a Gloriaâthe hymn we now know as âAll Hail the Power of Jesusâ Name.
The original first line of the second stanza varies from the one that is currently sung:
âYe seed of Israelâs chosen race, â
The fourth stanza originally readsâ
âLet every tribe and every tongue
That bound creationâs call,
Now shout the universal song,
The crowned Lord of all. â
The last stanza was added by Dr. Ripponâ
âOh that with yonder sacred throng
We at his feet may fall,
And join the everlasting song,
And crown Him Lord of all. â
The tune is called âOld Coronation, â and it is considered to be over 200 years old. It was composed in the very year of Perronetâs death and one wonders just how long the text and tune waited before they actually came together; for evidently the two would be wed for all time. There is however, an earlier English melody titled âMiles Lane, â composed during Perronetâs lifetime by William Shrubsole and published with the words in 1780 in the âGospel Magazine. â There is also a fine processional tune sung in the English Church to Perronetâs hymn.
The author of âCoronationâ was Oliver Holden, A self-taught musician, born in Shirley, Massachusetts in 1765, and was a carpenter by trade. The little pipe organ on which tradition says he struck the first notes of the famous tune is now in the historical rooms of the Old State House in Boston, placed there by its late owner, Mrs. Fanny Tyler, the old musicianâs granddaughter.
Holden wrote a number of other hymn-tunes, among which âCowper, â âConfidence, â and âConcordâ are remembered, but none of them can compare to âCoronation. â His first published collection was entitled âThe American Harmony, â and this was followed by âThe Union Harmony, â and the âWorcester Collection. â He also wrote and published âMt. Vernon, â and several other patriotic anthems, mainly for special occasions, to some of which he supplied the words. Even though he was not a hymnist, he did now and then write sacred meter. âThe New Methodist Hymnalâcontains a four line stanza he wrote:
âThey who seek the throne of grace
Find that throne in every place;
If we lead a life of prayer
God is present everywhere. â
Before he passed away, he uttered these words:
âSuch beautiful themes! â He whispered on his death bed, âSuch beautiful themes! But I can write no more, â Oliver Holden died in 1844.
The Story of the Hymns and Tunes.