Jesus Name Above all Names

This is a soft, slow, reverent worship chorus, which meditates on some of the names given to Jesus in scripture. The words were initially inspired by Philippians 2:9.

It was written by New Zealander, Methodist-educated and later New Life evangelical church member, musician and piano-teacher, Naida Hearn (1931-2001) (refs: 1 and 2), and initially spread organically from her church in Palmerston North to other churches around the New Zealand, and the world.

The song was published by Scripture in Song in 1974, and has since been included in many hymn books including:

Scripture in Song Volume 2 - Songs of the Kingdom, 1981
Mission Praise 1, 1984
Songs of Fellowship, volume 1 - 1999
Catholic Hymns Old and New, Kevin Mayhew Ltd, UK, 2009
Celebration Hymnal for Everyone, McCrimmon Publications, UK, 1994 and 2012

and many others.

It is set to an unnamed tune, also by Hearn. This has a 6/8 time signature. In the key of D, the first few notes of the melody are F F_ FGA F F_

The song has been translated into many languages, including:

German (Jesus höchster Name )
Dutch (Jezus naam boven alle naam)
Korean (예수 귀하신 이름 (Korean)
Swedish (Jesus namnet med skönhet)
Afrikaans (Jesus Groot Bo Almal)

If you know of other translations, please leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page.

Image from the painting "Christ And The Rich Young Ruler",
Heinrich Hofmann (1824–1911)

Sources:

1: https://eu.staugustine.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2015/07/23/story-behind-song-jesus-name-above-all-names/16269753007/

2: http://songscoops.blogspot.com/2011/10/jesus-name-above-all-names-naida-hearn.html

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