LL hail the power of Jesu's Name!
Let angels prostrate fall :
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all.
2 Crown Him, ye martyrs of our God,
Who from His altar call;
Extol the stem of Jesse's rod,
And crown Him Lord of all.
3 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.
4 Ye Gentile sinners ne'er forget
The wormwood and the gall;
Go, spread your trophies at His feet,
And crown Him Lord of all.
5 Let every kindred, every tribe,
On this terrestrial ball,
To Him all majesty ascribe,
And crown Him Lord of all. 60 that with yonder sacred throng, We at His feet may fall;
There join the everlasting song,
And crown Him Lord of all!
HE Lord is King, and earth submits,
Howe'er impatient, to His sway;
Between the Cherubim He sits,
And makes His restless foes obey.
2 All power is to our Jesus given;
O'er earth's rebellious sons He reigns ;
He mildly rules the hosts of heaven;
And holds the powers of hell in chains.
3 In vain doth Satan rage his hour,
Beyond his chain he cannot go,
Our Jesus shall stir up His power,
And soon avenge us of our foe.
4 Jesus shall His great arm reveal;
Jesus, the woman's conquering Seed, (Though now the Serpent bruise His heel,) Jesus shall bruise the Serpent's head. 5 The enemy his tares hath sown,
But Christ shall shortly root them up,
Shall cast the dire Accuser down,
And disappoint his children's hope :
6 Shall still the proud Philistine's noise,
Baffle the sons of unbelief;
Nor long permit them to rejoice,
But turn their triumph into grief.
7 Come, glorious Lord, the rebels spurn;
Scatter Thy foes, victorious King:
And Gath and Askelon shall mourn,
And all the sons of God shall sing;
8 Shall magnify the sovereign grace
Of Him that sits upon the throne;
And earth and heaven conspire to praise
Jehovah, and His conquering Son.
MONTGOMERY. 1822.
AIL 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 let 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.
3 Arabia's desert-ranger
To Him shall bow the knee;
The Ethiopian stranger
His glory come to see;
With offerings of devotion,
Ships from the isles shall meet,
To pour the wealth of ocean
In tribute at His feet.
4 Kings shall fall down before Him,
And gold and incense bring:
All nations shall adore Him,
His praise all people sing.
For He shall have dominion
O'er river, sea, and shore,
Far as the eagle's pinion
Or dove's light wing can soar.
5 For Him shall prayer unceasing,
And daily vows ascend,
His kingdom still increasing,-
A kingdom without end.
The mountain dews shall nourish
A seed in weakness sown,
Whose fruit shall spread and flourish,
And shake like Lebanon.
6 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.
From the Latin of BERNARD. 1091-1158.
JESUS, King most wonderful,
Thou Conqueror renowned;
Thou sweetness most ineffable,
In whom all joys are found,-
2 When once Thou visitest the heart,
Then truth begins to shine,
Then earthly vanities depart,
Then kindles love divine.
3 O Jesus, light of all below,
Thou Fount of life and fire,
Surpassing all the joys we know,
All that we can desire :-
4 May every heart confess Thy Name,
And ever Thee adore ;
And, seeking Thee, itself inflame
To seek Thee more and more.
5 Thee, may our tongues for ever bless;
Thee, may we love alone;
And ever in our lives express
The image of Thine own.
JESUS, my God and King,
Thy regal state I sing;
Thou, and only Thou, art great,
High Thine everlasting throne;
Thou the Sovereign Potentate,
Blessed, Immortal, Thou alone.
Essay your choicest strains,
The King Messiah reigns!
Tune your harps, celestial choir,
Joyful all, your voices raise;
Christ, than earth-born monarchs higher,
Sons of men and angels praise.
Hail, your dread Lord and ours,
Dominions, thrones, and powers!
Source of power, He rules alone:
Veil your eyes, and prostrate fall;
Cast your crowns before His throne,
Hail the Cause, the Lord of all!
Let earth's remotest bound
With echoing joys resound;
Christ to praise let all conspire;
Praise doth all to Christ belong :
Shout, ye first-born sons of fire,
Earth, repeat the glorious song.
Worthy, O Lord, art Thou,
That every knee should bow,
Every tongue to Thee confess,
Universal nature join,
Strong and mighty, Thee to bless,
Gracious, merciful, benign.
6 Wisdom is due to Thee,
And might, and majesty ;
Thee in mercy rich we prove;
Glory, honour, praise receive,
Worthy Thou of all our love,
More than all we pant to give.
Justice and truth maintain
Thine everlasting reign;
One with Thine Almighty Sire,
Partner of an equal throne,
King of saints, let all conspire,
Gratefully Thy sway to own.
THE Lord will come! the earth shall quake, The hills their fixed seat forsake; And, withering, from the vault of night The stars withdraw their feeble light. 2 The Lord will come! but not the same As once in lowly form He came ; A silent Lamb to slaughter led,
The bruised, the suffering, and the dead. 3 The Lord will come! a dreadful form, With wreath of flame, and robe of storm, On cherub-wings, and wings of wind, Appointed Judge of all mankind.
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