All hail, King Jesus! All hail, Immanuel

Those who sing these words are consciously reversing the mockery of the soldiers in Matthew 27:29 and parallels. Dave Moody’s text (with his music ALL HAIL, KING JESUS) dates from 1981, and was taken up in 1983 by the first MP and by Carol Praise in 1987. The former book features Roland Fudge’s arrangement; the latter, David Peacock’s. This version appears to be the composer’s own.

b Charlotte, N Carolina, USA 1948. One of 3 brothers from a famous evangelical and musical family, who performed on their parents’ TV show in the early 1970s. Later their ‘Americana Music’ reached Wembley, the White House, and Disneyland, and won several N American awards. Meanwhile at 16 Dave led a ‘folk band’, then studied American history at the Univ of N Carolina and later taught the subject through the medium of his music, as well as more formally at the Independence High Sch at Charlotte. A versatile instrumentalist, he called his first album ‘I will follow you’. He subsequently visited Spain for some ‘American Festival’ outreach events which touched many nationalities. He continues to lead music, train others, and seek to bring ‘pre-Christians’ to faith. No.284.