Author: William M. Runyan Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: "Twas God's own Son who came to earth Lyrics: 1 'Twas God's own Son who came to earth,
Who chose to know a lowly birth;
But, tho' a King of matchless worth,
He wore a crown of thorns.
Chorus:
He wore a crown of thorns that I
Might wear a crown of glory!
He laid His heav'nly splendors by
To bring me love's sweet story.
In poverty He walked life's way,
In Olive's garden bowed to pray;
He wore a crown of thorns that I
Might wear a crown of glory!
2 Wonderful, Counsellor was He,
Matchless His grace; how could it be
That, at the last, He wore for me
That bitter crown of thorns? (Chorus)
3 Kind were the deeds that crowned each day,
Gracious the words His lips would say;
While He pursued the fateful way
To wear that crown of thorns. (Chorus)
4 Never again His brow shall know
Piercings of agony and woe;
But 'twas for us that, here below,
He wore the crown of thorns. (Chorus) Topics: Christ Suffering; Christ Suffering Used With Tune: ["Twas God's own Son who came to earth]
He Wore a Crown of Thorns
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