Text: | Crown him with many crowns |
Author: | Matthew Bridges |
Tune: | DIADEMATA |
Composer: | George J. Elvey |
1 Crown him with many crowns,
The Lamb upon his throne;
Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns,
All music but its own!
Awake, my soul, and sing
Of him who died for thee;
And hail him as thy matchless King
Through all eternity.
2 Crown him the Lord of love!
Behold his hands and side,
Those wounds, yet visible above,
In beauty glorified:
No angel in the sky
Can fully bear that sight,
But downward bends his wondering eye
At mysteries so great.
3 Crown him the Lord of peace!
Whose hand a scepter sways
From pole to pole, that wars may cease,
And all be prayer and praise:
His reign shall know no end,
And round his pierced feet
Fair flowers of paradise extend,
Their fragrance ever sweet.
4 Crown him the Lord of years,
The Potentate of time,
Creator of the rolling spheres,
Ineffably sublime!
All hail! Redeemer, hail!
For thou hast died for me;
Thy praise shall never, never fail
Throughout eternity.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Crown him with many crowns |
Author: | Matthew Bridges |
Publication Date: | 1886 |
Topic: | Worship: Adoration of Christ |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DIADEMATA |
Composer: | George J. Elvey |
Meter: | S. M. D. |
Key: | E Major |
Notes: | Alternate tunes: #817 or 899. |