At the Name of Jesus

76 At the Name of Jesus

1 At the name of Jesus
   ev'ry knee shall bow,
   ev'ry tongue confess him
   King of glory now;
   'tis the Father's pleasure
   we should call him Lord,
   who from the beginning
   was the mighty Word.

2 At his voice creation
   sprang at once to sight,
   all the angel faces,
   all the hosts of light,
   cherubim in heaven,
   stars upon their way,
   all the heav'nly orders
   in their great array.

3 Humbled for a season
   to receive a name
   from the lips of sinners
   unto whom he came,
   faithfully he bore it
   spotless to the last,
   brought it back victorious
   when from death he passed;

4 In your hearts enthrone him;
   there let him subdue
   all that is not holy,
   all that is not true;
   crown him as your captain
   in temptation's hour;
   let his will enfold you
   in its light and pow'r.
                         Carol M. Noel
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition

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I don't recall ever singing this hymn, although it occurs in almost 250 hymnals. Hymnary.org adds two verses:

4 Bore it up triumphant
   with its human light,
   thro' all ranks of creatures
   to the central height,
   to the throne of Godhead,
   to the Father's breast,
   filled it with the glory
   of that perfect rest.

6 Christians, this Lord Jesus
   shall return again
   in his Father's glory,
   with his angel train;
   for all wreaths of empire
   meet upon his brow,
   and our hearts confess him
   King of glory now.

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