Name Above Every Name

**Name Above Every Name** Every knee will bow, every tongue confess Jesus Christ is Lord, to the Father’s glory rest Name above every name, lifted high on high Christ the image of God, the firstborn who will not die He was in the form of God, did not grasp equality Emptied Himself completely, took the servant’s low degree Born in human likeness, found in fashion as a man Humbled to the point of death, the cross was in the plan God exalted Him, bestowed the name that stands alone Every knee in heaven, earth, and under earth will own Jesus Christ is Lord Image of the invisible God, firstborn over all creation In Him all things were made, visible and the unseen nation Thrones, dominions, rulers, powers—all through Him and for Him He is before all things, and in Him all things hold He is the head of the body, the church, the beginning Firstborn from the dead, so in everything He is preeminent All the fullness was pleased to dwell in Him Through Him reconciling all things, making peace by the blood of His cross Great is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh Vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations Believed on in the world, taken up in glory In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, the Word was God All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made The Word became flesh and dwelt among us We have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father Every knee will bow, every tongue confess Jesus Christ is Lord, to the Father’s glory rest Name above every name, lifted high on high Christ the image of God, the firstborn who will not die He emptied, He was exalted, He holds all things together Manifested, vindicated, the Word who lives forever