137a. Crown him with many crowns

1 Crown him with many crowns,
the Lamb upon his throne;
hark, how the heav'nly 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 Virgin's Son,
the God incarnate born,
whose arm those crimson trophies won
which now his brow adorn:
Fruit of the mystic Rose,
as of that Rose the Stem;
the Root, whence mercy ever flows,
the Babe of Bethlehem.

3 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 burning eye
at mysteries so bright.

4 Crown him the Lord of peace,
whose pow'r a sceptre sways
from pole to pole, that wars may cease,
absorbed in prayer and praise:
his reign shall know no end,
and round his piercèd feet
fair flow'rs of paradise extend
their fragrance ever sweet.

5 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
First Line: Crown him with many crowns
Title: Crown him with many crowns
Author: Matthew Bridges
Meter: DSM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Year A: Advent 2; Year A: Easter 2; Year B: Advent 4 (11 more...)
Tune Information
Name: CORONA
Composer: Richard Runciman Terry, 1865-1938
Meter: DSM
Key: D Major
Copyright: © Copyright Control
Notes: Now Public Domain



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