From: Suzianty Herawati
All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name
Words: Edward Perronet, 1726 - 1792
Music: "Coronation," Oliver Holdern, 1 793
All hail the power of Jesus' Name! Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all.
Let highborn seraphs tune the lyre, and as they tune it, fall Before His face
Who tunes their choir, and crown Him Lord of all.
Before His face Who tunes their choir, and crown Him Lord of all. Crown Him,
ye morning stars of light, Who fixed this floating ball; Now hail the strength
of Israel's might, and crown Him Lord of all. Now hail the strength of Israel's
might, and crown Him Lord of all. Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God, who from
His altar call; Extol the Stem of Jesse's Rod, and crown Him Lord of all. Extol
the Stem of Jesse's Rod, and crown Him Lord of all. 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. Hail Him Who saves you by His grace, and crown Him Lord of
all. Hail Him, ye heirs of David's line, Whom David Lord did call, The God
incarnate, Man divine, and crown Him Lord of all, The God incarnate, Man
divine, and crown Him Lord of all. 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. Go spread your trophies at His feet, and crown Him Lord of all.
Let every tribe and every tongue before Him prostrate fall And shout in
universal song the crownèd Lord of all. And shout in universal song the crownèd
Lord of all.
[Bait ini ditambahkan oleh John Rippon pada tahun 1787]
O that, with yonder sacred throng, we at His feet may fall, Join in the
everlasting song, and crown Him Lord of all, Join in the everlasting song, and
crown Him Lord of all!
Himne ini biasa dikenal dengan sebutan 'Lagu Kebangsaan Umat Kristen'. Himne
ini pertama kali muncul pada bulan November 1779, pada majalah Gaspel, diedit
oleh AT, pengarang lagu "Rock of Ages". Syair ini telah diterjemahkan ke hampir
semua bahasa dimana kekristenan dikenal dan di mana saja lagu ini dinyanyikan,
karena lagu ini mengumandangkan kelaparan spiritual dari hati manusia. Seorang
penulis berkata, "Sepanjang masih ada orang Kristen di dunia, lagu ini akan
terus dinyanyikan, dan setelah itu di surga."
Edward Perronet dilahirkan di Sundridge, Kent, England pada tahun 1726. Dia
adalah keturunan dari keluarga Huguenot, Perancis yang terkenal, yang harus
melarikan diri ke Swiss dan kemudian ke Inggris karena penganiayaan agama di
Perancis. Ayah Edward adalah seorang pendeta di gereja negara Inggris yang
sangat bersimpati dengan gerakan penginjilan yang dipelopori oleh Wesleys dan
George Whitefield.
Edward juga menjadi seorang pengkhotbah dalam Gereja Anglikan, tetapi selalu
kritis dalam setiap tindakannya. Sekali dia menulis, "Aku dilahirkan dan
mungkin akan mati di dalam komuni Gereja Inggris, tetapi aku tidak menyukai
omong kosongnya." Tidak lama kemudian, dia keluar dari gereja dan menerjunkan
diri sepenuhnya dalam usaha penginjilan yang dilakukan Wesley sepanjang tahun
1740 dan 1750. Dalam masa inilah Wesleys dan para pengikutnya mendapatkan
penganiayaan dan kekerasan yang paling berat dari orang-orang yang tidak setuju
dengan pelayanan mereka. Sehubungan dengan pengalaman-pengalaman itu, Wesleys
menuliskan kalimat ini dalam catatan hariannya: "Dari Rockdale kami pergi ke
Bolton dan hanya untuk mengetahui bahwa singa-singa di Rockdale hanyalah
domba-domba dibandingkan dengan orang-orang yang di Bolton." Edward Perronet
didorong dan dijatuhkan di lumpur. Batu-batu dilemparkan dan kaca-kaca jendela
pecah. Hal lain yang menarik sehubungan dengan kedekatan Wesleys dan Perronet
adalah sehubungan dengan suatu kejadian, dimana John Wesley mengumumkan bahwa
Edward Perronet akan berkhotbah pada kebaktian berikutnya. Sebagai seorang yang
18 tahun lebih muda dari Wesley, Perronet selalu menolak untuk berkhotbah di
hadapan para negarawan. Karena berkeinginan untuk menghindari pertentangan di
depan umum, Parronet naik ke atas mimbar dan menjelaskan bahwa dia tidak pernah
menyetujui untuk berkhotbah. "Tetapi," dia menambahkan, "Saya akan menyampaikan
khotbah terbesar yang pernah diberitakan di bumi." Dia kemudian membacakan
Khotbah di Bukit, lalu duduk. Akhirnya, Perronet, karena kekeraskepalaan dan
keinginanbebasnya, mengakibatkan dia berpisah dengan Wesley, khususnya dalam
hal: apakah penginjil, seperti halnya pengkhotbah dapat memimpin
sakramen-sakramen? Parronet kemudian melanjutkan pelayanannya sebagai pendeta
di sebuah gereja 'independen' di Canterbury, Inggris. Kata-kata terakhirnya
yang juga dikenang: "Dimuliakanlah Allah di ketinggian ke-Allahan-Nya!
Dimuliakanlah, Allah di kedalaman kemanusiaan-Nya! Dimuliakanlah Allah di dalam
segala kepenuhan-Nya! Ke dalam tangan-Nya kuserahkan rohku."
Walaupun Perronet menulis banyak himne lainnya dan puisi, banyak dari mereka
yang diterbitkan tanpa nama. Lagu ini merupakan satu-satunya lagu yang
bertahan. Kesuksesan syair ini, tidak dapat dipungkiri, diperkuat oleh
melodinya yang sangat baik. 'Coronation' digubah oleh Oliver Holdern, seorang
tukang kayu dari Massachusetts, seorang pemusik autodidak dan seorang guru
sekolah menyanyi yang disegani adalah melodi yang paling banyak digunakan di
Amerika. 'Miles Lane' oleh William Shrubsole, seorang teman pribadi Parronet,
adalah melodi yang paling popular di Inggris, sementara melodi 'Diadem' digubah
tahun 1838 oleh James Ellor, seorang awam dari Inggris, merupakan melodi yang
paling sering digunakan dalam koor.
Banyak catatan penting yang dapat dihubungkan dengan penggunaan himne ini.
Salah satu yang paling luar biasa diceritakan oleh E.P. Scott, seorang
pendahulu misi di India. Satu hari dia sedang dihentikan oleh segerombolan suku
yang mendekatinya dengan tombak. Secara refleks misionaris tersebut
mengeluarkan biolanya dan mulai memainkan dan menyanyikan lagu ini. Ketika ia
mencapai bagian 'biar seluruh keluarga, setiap suku', dia melihat dan terkejut
bahwa semua tombak telah diturunkan dan banyak dari orang-orang suku ini
menangis. Scott menghabiskan sisa-sisa tahun kehidupannya mengabarkan dan
mengajarkan kasih Allah dan pengampunan kepada orang-orang ini. Allah dalam
pemeliharaan-Nya mempergunakan sebuah lagu sederhana sebagai sebuah alat untuk
memperkenalkan Injil kepada sekumpulan orang-orang barbar yang memerlukan.
Dikutip dari "101 Hymn Stories" oleh Kenneth Osbeck. Kregel Publishers, PO Box
2607, Grand Rapids, MI 49501, 1982
Children of Light - Serving with LOVE through FAITH Apapun juga yang kamu
perbuat, perbuatlah dengan segenap hatimu seperti untuk Tuhan dan bukan untuk
manusia Kol 3:23 Karena bagiku hidup adalah Kristus & mati adalah keuntungan
Fil 1:21
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From: Suzianty Herawati
"I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would
immediately cry out." --Luke 19:40
But could the stones cry out? Assuredly they could if He who opens the mouth
of the dumb should bid them lift up their voice.
Certainly if they were to speak, they would have much to testify in praise of
Him who created them by the word of His power; they could extol the wisdom and
power of their Maker who called them into being. Shall not we speak well of Him
who made us
anew, and out of stones raised up children unto Abraham? The old rocks could
tell of chaos and order, and the handiwork of God in successi ve stages of
creation's drama; and cannot we talk of God's decrees, of God's great work in
ancient times, in all that He did for His church in the days of old? If the
stones were to speak, they could tell of their breaker, how he took them from
the quarry, and made them fit for the temple, and cannot we tell of our
glorious Breaker, who broke our hearts with the hammer of His word, that He
might build us into His temple? If the stones should cry out they would magnify
their builder, who polished them and fashioned them after the similitude of a
palace; and shall not we talk of our Architect and Builder, who has put us in
our place in the temple of the living God? If the stones could cry out, they
might have a long, long story to tell by way of memorial, for many a time hath
a great stone been rolled as a memorial before the Lord; and we too can testify
of Ebenezers, stones of help, pillars of remembrance. The broken stones of the
law cry out against us, but Christ Himself, who has rolled away the stone from
the door of the sepulchre, speaks for us. Stones might well cry out, but we
will not let them: we will hush their noise with ours; we will break forth into
sacred song, and bless the majesty of the Most High, all our days glorifying
Him who is called by Jacob the Shepherd and Stone of Israel.
CH Spurgeon
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From: Suzianty Herawati
"The Son of man." --John 3:13
How constantly our Master used the title, the "Son of man!"
If He had chosen, He might always have spoken of Himself as the Son of God, the
Everlasting Father, the Wonderful, the Counsellor, the Prince of Peace; but
behold the lowliness of Jesus! He prefers to call Himself the Son of man. Let
us learn a
lesson of humility from our Saviour; let us never court great titles nor proud
degrees. There is here, however, a far sweeter thought. Jesus loved manhood so
much, that He delighted to honour it; and since it is a high honour, and
indeed, the greatest dignity of manhood, that Jesus i s the Son of man, He is
wont to display this name, that He may as it were hang royal stars upon the
breast of manhood, and show forth the love of God to Abraham's seed. Son of
man--whenever He said that word, He
shed a halo round the head of Adam's children. Yet there is perhaps a more
precious thought still. Jesus Christ called Himself the Son of man to express
His oneness and sympathy with His people. He thus reminds us that He is the one
whom we may
approach without fear. As a man, we may take to Him all our griefs and
troubles, for He knows them by experience; in that He Himself hath suffered as
the "Son of man," He is able to succor and comfort us. All hail, Thou blessed
Jesus! inasmuch as Thou
art evermore using the sweet name which acknowledges that Thou art a brother
and a near kinsman, it is to us a dear token of Thy grace, Thy humility, Thy
love.
"Oh see how Jesus trusts Himself
Unto our childish love,
As though by His free ways with us
Our earnestness to prove!
His sacred name a common word
On earth He loves to hear;
There is no majesty in Him
Which love may not come near."
CH Spurgeon
