Scripture Verse

God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Galatians 6:14

Introduction

Words: This is an ab­bre­vi­ated form of John Bake­well’s Hail, Thou Once Des­pis­èd Je­sus.

Music: Port-au-Prince, by Jud­son, in The Ban­ner of Vic­to­ry, by Alon­zo J. Ab­bey & Mer­ritt J. Mun­ger (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ol­iv­er Dit­son, 1881), num­ber 1 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Jesus, hail! enthroned in glo­ry,
There for­ev­er to abide;
All the heav’nly host adore Thee,
Seated at Thy Fa­ther’s side;
There for sinners Thou art pleading,
There Thou dost our place prepare;
Ever for us interceding,
Till in glo­ry we appear.

Worship, honor, power and blessing,
Thou art worthy to receive;
Loudest praises without ceasing,
Meet it is for us to give;
Help ye bright angelic spirits,
Bring your sweetest, noblest lays;
Help to sing our Sav­ior’s merits,
Help to chant Immanuel’s praise.

Crown His head with endless blessing,
Who in God the Fa­ther’s name
With compassion ne­ver ceasing
Comes sal­va­tion to pro­claim;
Lo! Je­ho­vah, we adore Thee,
Thee our Sav­ior, Thee our God;
From Thy throne the beams of glo­ry
Shine thro’ all the world abroad.