This morning at mgpc we sang ‘All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name’.
There are three well known tunes to which this hymn is sung.
Each tune renders the words of the verses differently. In the first verse there also does not seem to be consistency as to the use of the words ‘and’ and ‘to’ in where it reads ‘and crown Him’.
I grew up with the tune ‘Miles Lane’. To fit this tune the words of the first verse are:
All hail the power of Jesus’ name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown Him, crown Him, crown Him,
crown Him Lord of all.
When the Rejoice hymnbook was published it retained ‘Miles Lane’ but as a second choice to ‘Diadem’. For this tune the words to the first verse are rendered in this way:
All hail the power of Jesus’ name!
Let angels prostrate fall,
let angels prostrate fall.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
to crown Him,
crown Him, crown Him, crown Him
to crown Him Lord of all.
Diadem is very challenging to sing, particularly over five verses.
The third tune is my personal favourite. ‘Coronation’ shares some elements with ‘Miles Lane’ but is more interesting to sing without the contortions of ‘Diadem’. I think the first time I encountered this tune was on the vocal group Accapella’s CD ‘Hymns For All The World’. To fit ‘Diadem’ the words for the first verse are:
All hail the power 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.
Here are the remaining verses from hymnsite. I had not encountered the fifth verse here and it seems to be omitted from just about every hymn collection.
2.
Ye chosen seed of Israel’s 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.
3.
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.
Go spread your trophies at his feet,
and crown him Lord of all.
4.
Let every kindred, every 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.
5.
Crown him, ye martyrs of your God,
who from his altar call;
extol the Stem of Jesse’s Rod,
and crown him Lord of all.
Extol the Stem of Jesse’s Rod,
and crown him Lord of all.
6.
O that with yonder sacred throng
we at his feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song,
and crown him Lord of all.
We’ll join the everlasting song,
and crown him Lord of all.
All three tunes from YouTube.
Miles Lane. (Organ only, no vocal)
Diadem. (Orchestral/choir)
Coronation. (Praise band)
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Thanks for posting Edward Perronet’s great hymn. (Today is the 217th anniversary of his death.) You mention being unfamiliar with a 5th stanza. There are actually 8 stanzas in the original, with “O that with yonder…” being added a few years later by John Rippon. (It does give the hymn a more finished feel.)
I must disagree with you regarding the best tune, however. I realize it may depend somewhat on the size of the congregation, but Diadem with a larger group able to handle the parts is wonderful!
To learn more about Edward Perronet and the three tunes, I invite you to check out my daily blog, Wordwise Hymns.
Thanks for dropping by.
I wasn’t aware (obviously) of the other stanzas, I’ll have to look them up.
Diadem is a great sing, but I am inclined to take pity on the congregation.
It’s the same thing with ‘O For A Thousand Tongues’.
Your blog looks like a great read.
It’s going on my reader.