435 At the Name of Jesus

The Hymnal 1982 435

At the Name of Jesus

Tune
king's weston
Author(s)
Caroline Maria Noel, 1817-1877
Composer(s)
Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
Meter
6.5.6.5 D

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 Name him, Christians, name him, with love strong as death, name with awe and wonder and with bated breath; he is God the Saviour, he is Christ the Lord, ever to be worshiped, trusted, and adored.

5 In your hearts enthrone him; there let him subdue all that is not holy, all that is not true: crown him as your Captain 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.

All data and images for this page are taken from publicly-available data from Hymnary.org. To the best of my knowledge, no copyrighted material is reproduced on this page.