Text: | The Head that Once was Crowned with Thorns |
Author: | Thomas Kelly |
Tune: | ST. MAGNUS |
Composer: | Jeremiah Clarke |
1 The Head that once was crowned with thorns
Is crowned with glory now;
A royal diadem adorns
The mighty Victor's brow.
2 The highest place that heav'n affords
Is His, is His by right,
The King of kings and Lord of lords,
And heav'n's eternal Light;
3 The Joy of all who dwell above,
The Joy of all below,
To whom He manifests His love
And grants His name to know.
4 To them the cross, with all its shame,
With all its grace, is giv'n;
Their name an everlasting name,
Their joy the joy of heav'n.
5 They suffer with their Lord below,
They reign with Him above,
Their profit and their joy to know
The mystery of His love.
6 The cross He bore is life and health,
Though shame and death to Him:
His people's hope, His people's wealth,
Their everlasting theme.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | The Head that once was crowned with thorns |
Title: | The Head that Once was Crowned with Thorns |
Author: | Thomas Kelly (1820) |
Meter: | C.M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1941 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | The Church Year: Ascension |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. MAGNUS |
Composer: | Jeremiah Clarke (1709) |
Meter: | C.M. |
Key: | G Major |