A New Name Written Down in Glory

Some songs are just a delight to sing. As you do, they lift your spirit, bring a smile to your face, and confess something very good to remember. This is one of them today – There’s a New Name Written Down in Glory! And what, “and it’s mine, oh yes it’s mine!”

Below you will find the lyrics, read a bit about the theology of the hymn, the story of the author, and be able to hear several renditions of this old, beautiful hymn. Sing along, if you like, and rejoice in the opportunity to join in with A New Name Written Down in Glory.

A New Name Written Down in Glory Lyrics

The Theology

Some songs represent the salvation process so well. This is one of them. Notice the recognition of sin and responsibility in this song, followed by God’s grace. Sung in first person: I was once a sinner, I was humbly kneeling, Oh, the joy that came to my soul!

The penitent sinner is aware of the holy requirements and joyful promises of God. From the song: Pardon to receive from my Lord, Fearing naught but God’s angry frown, Now I am forgiven, and I know by the blood I am made whole.

The song moves back and forth from our painful awareness of our own need to God’s beautiful response of salvation. In the chorus, we keep singing in an echo fashion to each other, “There’s a new name written down in glory – and it’s mine, oh yes, it’s mine.”

The angels add their response as it was imagined by this author, “A sinner has come home.”

We look forward to the ultimate end, “With my sins forgiven I am bound for heaven, Nevermore to roam.”

I hope you rejoice on this beautiful Sunday about the wonderful joy of having your sins forgiven and going to heaven.

 

The Author

C. Austin Miles, author

Charles Austin Miles (1868-1946) A pharmacist by trade, in 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel #2” (1905), “Songs of service” (1910), “Ideal Sunday school hymns” (1912). He wrote and/or composed 400+ hymns.  [1]

 

Enjoy This Media

Some groups singing the song from YouTube:

Here is the Gaither Homecoming crew singing it in a wonderful rendition of the hymn.

Here is the hymn version of the Greater Vision hymn sing.

Traditional congregational singing.

 

Here is the earliest published copy from Jewel Songs: suitable for all kinds of religious services #12 from 1910 [4]:

Here is a more modern version from my childhood hymnbook Favorite Hymns of Praise #200 [6]:

 

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