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Millennial Harp 93

At the Name of Jesus

6.5.6.5.D.

1At the name of Jesus Every knee shall bow, Every 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.

2At His voice creation Sprang at once to sight, All the angel faces, All the hosts of light, Thrones and dominions, Stars upon their way, All the heavenly orders, In their great array.

3Humbled 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.

4In 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 power.

5Surely, this Lord Jesus Shall return again, With 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.

Meter
6.5.6.5.D.

The verse

Meter
46 · the hymnal prints 6.5.6.5.D.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

At the name of Jesus Every knee shall bow, Every 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.˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/46A

Verse 2

At His voice creation˘˘/˘/˘6A
Sprang at once to sight,/˘/˘/5B
All the angel faces,/˘/˘/˘6C
All the hosts of light,/˘/˘/5B
Thrones and dominions, Stars/˘˘/˘/6D
upon their way, All˘/˘//5E
the heavenly orders,˘/˘˘/˘6F
In their great array.˘˘/˘/5G

Verse 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./˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/45A

Verse 4

In your hearts enthrone Him;˘˘/??˘6A
There let Him subdue//˘˘/5B
All that is not holy,/˘˘˘/˘6C
All that is not true;/˘˘˘/5B
Crown Him as your captain/˘˘˘/˘6D
In temptation's hour,˘˘/˘/5E
Let His will enfold you/˘˘˘/˘6B
In its light and power.˘˘/˘/5E*

Verse 5

Surely, this Lord Jesus Shall return again, With 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./˘˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/46A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.