CPWI Hymnal ‎#190

190. Crown him with many crowns

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 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 power a sceptre sways
from pole to pole, that wars may cease,
and all be prayer and praise:
his reign shall know no end,
and round his piercèd feet
fair flowers 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
• Author: Matthew Bridges, 1800-1893 (alt.)
• Meter: S.M. D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Scripture:
  Revelation 19:12
• Topic: Hymns for the Church Year: Ascension
• Notes: A higher setting of DIADEMATA is found at 660

Tune Information

• Name: DIADEMATA
• Composer: Goerge Job Elvey, 1816-1893
• Meter: S.M. D
• Key: E♭ Major