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Christ — Mediation and Atonement

Hail, thou once despisèd Jesus

  • No. 358
  • Metre 8s & 7s. D.
  • Tune Autumn
  • Words John Bakewell.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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Hail, thou once despisèd Jesus!Crowned in mockery a king!Thou didst suffer to release us;Thou didst free salvation bring.Hail, thou agonizing Saviour!Bearer of our sin and shame!By thy merits we find favor;Life is given through thy name.

2

Paschal Lamb, by God appointed,All our sins on thee were laid;By Almighty Love anointed,Thou redemption's price hast paid.All thy people are forgivenThrough 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 heavenly 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, power, and blessing,Thou art worthy 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 Saviour's merits,Help to chant Immanuel's praise!

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «358» (large), then in italics and brackets «[Tune, Autumn, No. 501.]» (sing to the tune AUTUMN, hymn 501), then «8s & 7s. D.» in bold at the right («D.» in small capitals; = eights and sevens, double). Stanza 1 begins at the foot of the left column of p. 118, below hymn 357 (lines 1–4), and continues at the top of the right column (lines 5–8); stanzas 2–4 follow in the right column, «John Bakewell.» in italics at the end. The first word «HAIL» is set in capitals and small capitals. «despisèd» is printed with a grave accent on the «e» (sounded syllable). The print sets a thin space before «!», «;» and «:» («Jesus !», «favor ;», «abide ;», «praise !»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophe is written straight («redemption's», «'twixt»). Spelling («Saviour», «favor», «honor»), punctuation (the period after «anointed.») and capitals («Almighty Love») are the print's. Lines 2, 4, 6 and 8 of each stanza are indented in the print.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Christ — Mediation and Atonement · No. 358 · printed page 118
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01