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Hymns of My Youth: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name

For the first time in this series, I think I’m presenting a hymn that should be familiar with many of you, and unlike any of the previous installments, I actually have this one in my mp3 library. My copy is from the Together for the Gospel Live album of 2008. With the difficulty I’ve had finding audio for some of these hymns, I’ve been thinking I might have to record them myself. Well, I guess it’s come to that now. I can’t quite make out my voice from the crowd, but I’m in there somewhere (I wonder what’s happened to my royalty checks?). the Concordia tune is Coronation, the same as the Together for the Gospel recording, and probably the most familiar and suitable for congregational singing. I am familiar with two other tunes, Diadem and Miles lane; both are very nice, but I’ve always liked Diadem, which requires a slight lyrical rearrangement as well.

7 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name

All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ Name!
   Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
   And crown Him Lord of all!
Bring forth the royal diadem,
   And crown Him Lord of all!

Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race,
   Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,
   And crown Him Lord of all!
Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,
   And crown Him Lord of all!

Hail Him, ye heirs of David’s line,
   Whom David Lord did call;
The God incarnate, Man divine,
   And crown Him Lord of all!
The God incarnate, Man divine,
   And crown Him Lord of all!

Let ev’ry kinded, ev’ry tribe,
   On this terrestrial ball,
To Him all majesty ascribe,
   And crown Him Lord of all!
To Him all majesty ascribe,
   And crown Him Lord of all!

O that with yonder sacred throng
   We at His feet may fall;
We’ll join in the everlasting song,
   And crown Him Lord of all!
We’ll join in the everlasting song,
   And crown Him Lord of all!

—The Concordia Hymnal (Augsburg Publishing House), 1960.

Coronation

Organ

Choir