Lord Of All

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” – Colossians 3:17
 
Edward Perronet was the son of an Anglican priest, who worked closely with John Wesley in England's eighteenth-century revival. A gifted poet, during his life, Edward published three volumes of Christian poems, including a poetic rendering of the Scriptures. 
In 1779, he began work on a poem he initially entitled “On the Resurrection, the Lord is King”. He expanded the poem to eight verses and retitled it “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” and it was published in 1780. Originally, the poem was set to different melodies. It would take 58 years before the tune “Diadem” written by James Ellor in 1838 was matched to “All Hail”. 
The lyrics to “All Hail” have been translated into almost every (if not every) language in which Christianity is known. It is so popular that it is often called "The National Anthem of Christendom".
 
Is your life centered on Jesus? Today in prayer, praise Jesus for He is Lord of all!
 
“All hail the pow'r of Jesus' Name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all!” – Edward Perronet
 
God’s Word: “always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” – Ephesians 5:20