Trinity Hymnal ‎#216

216. 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 Lord of love;
Behold his hands and side,
Rich 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.

3 Crown him the Lord of peace;
Whose pow'r a scepter sways
From pole to pole, that wars may cease,
Absorbed in 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Crown him with many crowns
• Author: Matthew Bridges (1851)
• Meter: S. M. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Revelation 19:12
• Topic: Christ, The Lord Jesus; Christ: Creator; Christ: Exaltation of; Christ: Kingly Office of; Christ: Praise of; Processionals

Tune Information

• Name: DIADEMATA
• Composer: Sir George J. Elvey (1868)
• Meter: S. M. D.
• Key: E♭ Major