Text: | He Wore a Crown of Thorns |
Author: | William M. Runyan |
Tune: | ["Twas God's own Son who came to earth] |
Composer: | George S. Schuler |
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)
Text Information | |
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First Line: | "Twas God's own Son who came to earth |
Title: | He Wore a Crown of Thorns |
Author: | William M. Runyan |
Refrain First Line: | He wore a crown of thorns |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1967 |
Topic: | Christ: Suffering |
Copyright: | © 1927, Ren. 1955 Hope Publishing Co. |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ["Twas God's own Son who came to earth] |
Composer: | George S. Schuler |
Key: | D Major |
Copyright: | © 1927, Ren. 1955 Hope Publishing Co. |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |