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by Phil Kerr All Hail the Power of Jesus9Name Words by Edward Perronet. Music by Oliver Holden.
Perronet was of French descent, the son of a clergyman of the Church of England. He was bom in 1726, and educated for the min istry. He objected to many of the established practices of the Church, favored the Wesleys’ doctrines and methods', and refused to follow his father into the ministry of the Church, deciding rather to preach the Wesley doctrine. Perronet and the Wesleys were intimate friends and ardent co workers. Later in life, Perronet advocated the formation of a new denomination, but the Wesleys re fused to consider separating from the Church of England. This dis agreement caused a dissension which was not repaired for many years.- Perronet became the minis ter of a small independent church in Canterbury, and died there January 2, 1792. His bones now rest in the famous Canterbury Cathedral. A poem of eight stanzas, en titled “ The Lord is King,” was published anonymously in 1780 in The Gospel Magazine, which was edited by Augustus M. Toplady (the author of “ Rock of Ages” ). The poem has been revised and edited so many times since 1780 thai; our present hymn, “ All Hail the Power,” differs quite radically from the original, “ The Lord is King.” For more than one hun dred years the true author was not known, and it was variously credited to others. Later the fact was established that Edward Per ronet was the original author of “ The Lord is King” from which the present hymn-poem has de scended. The stanza beginning “ O that with yonder sacred throng” was NEXT MONTH:
not a part of the original poem, but was added many years later by John Rippon, who published the famous Baptist Hymn Book in 1787. The first tune to which “ All Hail the Power” was sung was composed for it by William Shrub- sole, an intimate friend of Per ronet. It first appeared in The Gospel Magazine also, and Shrub- sole was not given credit for hav ing been the composer until many years later. Shrubsole (1759-1806) was organist of Miles Lane Chapel, and his tune is universally known as M iles Lane. It is not widely- known in America— Diadem and Coronation being the most-favored tunes. Diadem was composed by J. Ellor (1819-1899) when he was but nineteen years of age. (It is interesting to note that M iles Lane was written when Shrubsole was only twenty years of age.) Diadem. has a difficult voice-range which makes difficult its use congrega- tionally, but it is favored by many choirs. Coronation, the most popular tune, was composed by Oliver Holden in 1792, the year of Per- ronet’s death. Holden was born in Shirely, Massachusetts, September 18, 1765. In early manhood he was a carpenter, later becoming a real estate operator, proprietor of a music store, author, publisher, Representative in the United States Congress, and lay preacher. Re ligious music was his avocation, he authored several books on musi cal themes, and published a num ber of hymnals. Although he com posed many times, Coronation is the only one which survives. He died September 4, 1844. 'Amazing Grace."
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