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Crown Him with many crowns,
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| 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 Virgin's Son, |
| | The God Incarnate born, |
| | Whose arm those crimson trophies won |
| | Which now His brow adorn: |
| | Fruit of the mystic Tree, |
| | As of that Tree the Stem; |
| | The Root whence flows Thy mercy free, |
| | The Babe of Bethlehem. |
| 3. | 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. |
| 4. | Crown Him the Lord of peace, |
| | Whose power a scepter sways |
| | >From pole to pole, that wars may cease, |
| | And all be prayer and praise. |
| | His reign shall know no end, |
| | And round His piercd feet |
| | Fair flowers of glory now 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. |