All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (Coronation)

One of the great Christian anthems, this hymn is both a call to worship and a rallying cry to the mission field. The lyrics were written by Edward Perronet, a missionary to India. E. P. Scott, a missionary to a primitive Indian tribe, once reported how the robust singing of the song disarmed angry tribesmen, who initially greeted him with spears drawn, but then relented at the singing of the verse that mentions "every kindred, every tribe." We have opened many missions conferences with this hymn. "At the name of Jesus every knee should bow . . . and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord" (Phil. 2:10–11).