Hymn
Jesus! the Name High over All
Jesus! the name high over all,
In hell, or earth, or sky;
Angels and men before it fall,
And devils fear and fly.
Jesus! the name to sinners dear,
The name to sinners given;
It scatters all their guilty fear,
It turns their hell to heaven.
Jesus the prisoner's fetters breaks,
And bruises Satan's head;
Power into strengthless souls it speaks,
And life into the dead.
O that the world might taste and see
The riches of His grace!
The arms of love that compass me
Would all mankind embrace.
His only righteousness I show,
His saving truth proclaim;
'Tis all my business here below
To cry, "Behold the Lamb!"
Happy, if with my latest breath
I may but gasp His name;
Preach Him to all, and cry in death,
"Behold, behold the Lamb!"
Jesus! the Name High over All — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/jesus-the-name-high-over-all
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Jesus! the Name High over All?
The words of Jesus! the Name High over All were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1917. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Love-Feast and Wants.
Is Jesus! the Name High over All public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1917. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Jesus! the Name High over All?
Jesus! the Name High over All is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Hope of Heaven, Book of God's word and Nature and Lord, While For All Mankind.