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"At the Name of Jesus" is an 1870 hymn with lyrics written by Caroline Maria Noel.[1][2]

At the Name of Jesus
Genre	Hymn
Written	1870
Text	Caroline Maria Noel
Based on	Philippians 2:10-11
Meter	6.5.6.5 D
Melody	"King's Weston" by Ralph Vaughan Williams, "Evelyns" by William Henry Monk, "Camberwell" by Michael Brierley

The hymn appears in at least 206 hymnals.[1] It was first published with the Ralph Vaughan Williams tune "King's Weston" in Songs of Praise, 1925, from Oxford University Press.[3] An Expanded Edition of this hymnal appeared in 1931. This tune was also found in the Episcopal Church's The Hymnal 1940.[4]

Text

There are various versions of the text. One example has four verses, with a new verse 2 replacing verses 2-4 and verse 6 starting "Brothers" rather than "Christians".[5] The text below is attributed to Oxford University Press on the Hymnary website.[6]

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.

2 At his voice creation sprang at once to sight:
all the angel faces, all the hosts of light,
thrones and dominations, stars upon their way,
all the heavenly 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 bore it up triumphant, with its human light,
through 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.

5 In your hearts enthrone him; there let him subdue
all that is not holy, all that is not true.
Look to him, your Savior, in temptations' hour;
let his will enfold you in its light and power.

6 Christians, this Lord Jesus shall return again,
with his Father's glory o'er the earth to reign;
for all wreaths of empire meet upon his brow,
and our hearts confess him King of glory now.

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