John Bakewell was a Wesleyan evangelist in the
eighteenth century. He was an associate of the
Wesleys, as well as Augustus M. Toplady, author of Rock
of Ages. Bakewell’s most famous hymn, this one, is
not quite as popular as Toplady’s, but it is itself a
great work. It describes Christ’s attributes,
pictures him in glory, and ends with a call to worship
Him. Somewhere along the way, he likely met Francois
H. Barthelemon, violinist and composer. Though
Barthelemon’s name looks French...(+)
John Bakewell was a Wesleyan evangelist in the
eighteenth century. He was an associate of the
Wesleys, as well as Augustus M. Toplady, author of Rock
of Ages. Bakewell’s most famous hymn, this one, is
not quite as popular as Toplady’s, but it is itself a
great work. It describes Christ’s attributes,
pictures him in glory, and ends with a call to worship
Him. Somewhere along the way, he likely met Francois
H. Barthelemon, violinist and composer. Though
Barthelemon’s name looks French (because it is), he
lived in England for a while. This tune is attributed
to him.
1. Hail, Thou once-despised Jesus!
Hail, Thou Galileean King!
Thou didst suffer to release us;
Thou didst free salvation bring.
Hail, Thou agonizing Savior,
Bearer of our sin and shame!
By Thy merits we find favor,
Life is given thru Thy name.
2. Paschal Lamb, by God appointed,
All our sins on Thee were laid;
By almighty love anointed,
Thou has full atonement made.
All Thy people are forgiven
Thru the virtue of Thy blood;
Opened is the gate of Heaven,
Peace is made ‘twixt man and God.
3. Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory,
There forever to abide;
All the heav’nly hosts 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.
4. Worship, honor, pow’r and blessing
Thou art worth 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!
This sheet music is part of the collection of crosby3145 :
This probably isn’t a
word you use too often in
everyday speech, but more than
likely you use a popular form
of it—adorable. Now,
usually, adorable is used when
talking about some little
kid—“That
fingerpainting’s
adorable!” or “Your
14-month old is adorable!”
That sort of thing. The
dictionary definition of
adoration, though, is deep
love and respect! It’s only
natural, then, to the
Christian, that God should be
worthy of our adoration. We
should love Him deeply,
because He loved us
deeply—so deeply that He
sent His only Son to die for
us when we didn’t even
deserve it. We should respect
Him, because He is all
powerful, and though He has
chosen not to exercise His
wrath against Christians out
of the mercy of His love, His
wrath is a terrible thing.
Thus, the word adoration seems
like it was made to talk about
the feeling-emotion-thoughts a
Christian should have toward
God.
Naturally, many songs have
been written that capture this
spirit of adoration. When you
hear the word, you might think
of “Joyful, joyful, we adore
Thee God of glory, Lord of
love!” This adoration is
also well captured in Fairest
Lord Jesus!, which spends all
its time talking about God’s
wondrous attributes except for
two clauses “Thee, will I
cherish, Thee will I honor”
and “Glory and honor,
praise, adoration now and
forevermore be Thine!”
“Hail, Thou Once-Despised
Jesus!” emphasizes that
Jesus suffered for us, but the
whole hymn is a prayer of
praise and adoration to Christ
for doing just that.
“Wonderful, Wonderful
Jesus!” reminds us that
because of what Christ has
done for us, we can sing His
praises, even in the toughest
of conditions, because Christ
helps us in all we go through.
The list goes on and on.
I’m sure there are hundreds
of adoration hymns out there,
but these selections are ten
of the ones listed in the
“Adoration” category in
Great Hymns of the Faith. I
hope they prove a blessing to
you, and as you play through
them, take some time to adore
God! There are so many
reasons for doing so!
Note: For Joyful, Joyful, We
Adore Thee, see Joyful,
Joyful, We Adore Thee and Nine
Other Classical Hymns Sheet music list : › Fairest Lord Jesus! › Hail, Thou Once-Despised Jesus › Holy God, We Praise Thy Name › I Am His and He Is Mine › Jesus, I Am Resting › Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned › My Jesus, I Love Thee › O Stor Gud › Wonderful, Wonderful Jesus!