"All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" is a Christian

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". The lyrics, written by

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, first appeared in the November, 1779 issue of the ''

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. The song was heavily altered for the Unitarian hymnal, which was also licensed to the hymnal of the

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: "All Hail the Power of Truth to Save from Error's Binding Thrall."

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included the hymn in his 1951 album ''

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Text

The original had eight stanza, but it is often shortened in modern hymnals; for example: 1 All hail the power of Jesus' name! Let angels prostrate fall. Bring forth the royal diadem, Refrain: and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him Lord of all! 2 O seed of Israel's chosen race now ransomed from the fall, hail him who saves you by his grace, ''Refrain'' 3 Let every tongue and every tribe responsive to his call, to him all majesty ascribe, ''Refrain'' 4 Oh, that with all the sacred throng we at his feet may fall! We'll join the everlasting song. ''Refrain''

Tunes

The hymn is sung to a variety of tunes. "Coronation" (

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, 1793) is most common in the United States. << << \new Staff \new Lyrics \lyricmode \new Staff >> >> \layout \midi "Miles Lane" ( William Shrubsole, 1779) was originally associated with the tune in Britain. It first appeared in the Gospel Magazine (November 1779) as a three part arrangement with a

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. The "striking refrain" originally began as a series of ascending exclamations by solo voices, but this was later fully harmonised in four parts in

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and endures as such in modern hymnals. \transpose a c \layout \midi "Diadem" ( James Ellor, 1838) is also a popular alternative, although Methodist scholar Carlton Young notes that the "tune is sometimes described as a choral anthem", due to the repetition of the refrain "Crown him!" in running passages between the voices. \transpose f as \layout \midi

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"All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name"
sung to the tune "Coronation" by choir of St. Paul's United Methodist Church
"All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name"
sung to the tune "Miles Lane" by the choir of the

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"All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name"
sung to the tune "Diadem" by the Morgan State University Choir {{DEFAULTSORT:All Hail The Power Of Jesus' Name English Christian hymns Songs about Jesus 18th-century hymns