All Hail the Power of Jesu's Name

Hymn by Edward Perronet, and sung to either the tune Miles Lane (slightly tricky) or Diadem (pretty difficult). In either case, the phrase 'crown him' is repeated several times, and in Diadem, the second line of each verse is sung twice. I find the penultimate verse especially relevant and moving, dealing as it does with human moral frailty.

All hail the power of Jesu's Name;
Let Angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem
To crown him Lord of all.

Crown him, ye morning stars of light,
Who fixed this floating ball;
Now hail the Strength of Israel's might,
And crown him Lord of all.

Crown him, ye Martyrs of your God,
Who from his altar call;
Praise him whose way of pain ye trod,
And crown him Lord of all.

Ye seed of Israel's chosen race,
Ye ransomed of the fall,
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.

Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget
The wormwood and the gall,
Go spread your trophies at his feet,
And crown him Lord of all.

Let every tribe and every tongue
To him their hearts enthral,
Lift high the universal song,
And crown him Lord of all.

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Additionally, this set of words is sung to the following tunes:

• "Cleburne" (S.M. Denson, 1908)
• "Coronation" (Oliver Holden, 1793)
• "Green Street" (anon.)
• "New Agatite" (Ted Johnson, 1990)

I am not altogether sure that none of these tune names are alternate names for "Miles Lane" or "Diadem." "Coronation" is a standard 4/4 hymn that has nothing trickier than a few short eighth-note runs. "Green Street," on the other hand, is a tricky fuguing tune with the above-mentioned repetitions of "crown him."

As far as I know (and I feel fairly certain of this), "New Agatite" is only sung in Sacred Harp circles, and infrequently outside Chicago. This is unfortunate, since it's a wonderful short fuguing tune.

The words are in common measure (8, 6, 8, 6), and can therefore be interchanged with the other common measure lyrics like "Amazing Grace," "The Yellow Rose of Texas," and Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for Death."