The short song "
Jesus, name above all names", based on Philippians 2:9, was written by Naida Hearn (1944-2001) in 1974.
Philippians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: [kjv]
In the song, the name "
Emmanuel" (from the Greek) is used rather than "
Immanuel" (from the Hebrew).
The name of Jesus is from the Hebrew "
Yeshua" with a root meaning "
to deliver, rescue". Which matters more: the "
name" or the "
thing" represented by the "
name"?
