8. When I shall pass death’s gloomy vale And all my mortal power must fail, O may my last, expiring breath His loving-kindness sing in death! 9. Then shall I mount and soar away To the bright world of endless day And sing with rapture and surprise His loving-kindness in the skies. S. Medley, 1782. 93 C. M. All hail the power of Jesus’ name! Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem And crown Him Lord of all! 2. Crown Him, ye martyrs of our God, Who from His altar call; Extol the Stem of Jesse’s rod And crown Him Lord of all! 3. Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race, Ye ransomed from the Fall, Hail Him, who saves you by His grace, And crown Him Lord of all! 4. Hail Him, ye heirs of David’s line, Whom David Lord did call, The God incarnate, Man divine, And crown Him Lord of all! 5. Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget The wormwood and the gall, Go, spread your trophies at His feet, And crown Him Lord of all! 6. Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball To Him all majesty ascribe And crown Him Lord of all! 7. O that with yonder sacred throng We at His feet may fall, Join in the everlasting song, And crown Him Lord of all! E. Perronet, 1780. 94 C. M. Thou art the _Way_; to Thee alone From sin and death we flee; And he who would the Father seek, Must seek Him, Lord, by Thee. 2. Thou art the _Truth_; Thy Word alone True wisdom can impart; Thou only canst inform the mind And purify the heart. 3. Thou art the _Life_; the rending tomb Proclaims Thy conquering arm; And those who put their trust in Thee Nor death nor hell shall harm. 4. Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life; Grant us that Way to know, That Truth to keep, that Life to win, Whose joys eternal flow. G. W. Doane, 1824. 95 8, 7, 8, 7 In the Cross of Christ I glory, Towering o’er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. 2. When the woes of life o’ertake me, Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, Never shall the Cross forsake me; Lo! it glows with peace and joy. 3. When the sun of bliss is beaming Light and love upon my way, From the Cross the radiance streaming Adds new luster to the day.