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Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne.
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Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.
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Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee,
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And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity.
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Crown Him the Lord of life, who triumphed over the grave,
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And rose victorious in the strife for those He came to save.
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His glories now we sing, who died, and rose on high,
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Who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die.
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Crown Him the Lord of peace, whose power a scepter sways
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From pole to pole, that wars may cease, and all be prayer and praise.
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His reign shall know no end, and round His piercèd feet
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Fair flowers of paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet.
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Crown Him the Lord of love, behold His hands and side,
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Those wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified.
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All hail, Redeemer, hail! For Thou has died for me;
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Thy praise and glory shall not fail throughout eternity.
Original Lyrics (Bridges):
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Crown Him with many crowns, The Lamb upon His throne;
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Hark! how the heavenly anthems drowns All music but its own:
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Awake, my soul, and sing Of Him who died for thee,
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And hail Him as thy matchless King Through all eternity.
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Crown Him the Virgin’s Son! The God Incarnate born,—
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Whose arm those crimson trophies won Which now His brow adorn!
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Fruit of the mystic Rose As of that Rose the Stem:
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The Root, whence mercy ever flows,—The Babe of Bethlehem!
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Crown Him the Lord of peace! Whose power a scepter sways,
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From pole to pole,—that wars may cease, Absorbed in prayer and praise:
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His reign shall know no end, And round His pierced feet
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Fair flowers of paradise extend Their fragrance ever sweet.
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Crown Him the Lord of love! Behold His hands and side,—
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Rich wounds, yet visible above, In beauty glorified:
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No angel in the sky Can fully bear that sight,
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But downward bends his burning eye At mysteries so bright!
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Crown Him the Lord of years! The Potentate of time,—
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Creator of the rolling spheres, Ineffably sublime!
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Glassed in a sea of light, Where everlasting waves
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Reflect His throne,—the Infinite! Who lives,—and loves—and saves.
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Crown Him the Lord of heaven! One with the Father known,—
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And the blest Spirit, through Him given From yonder triune throne!
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All hail! Redeemer,—Hail! For Thou hast died for me;
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Thy praise shall never, never fail Throughout eternity!
Original Lyrics (Thring):
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Crown Him with crowns of gold, All nations great and small,
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Crown Him, ye martyred saints of old, The Lamb once slain for all;
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The Lamb once slain for them Who bring their praises now,
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As jewels for the diadem That girds His sacred brow.
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Crown Him the Son of God Before the worlds began,
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And ye, who tread where He hath trod, Crown Him the Son of man;
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Who every grief hath known That wrings the human breast,
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And takes and bears them for His own, That all in Him may rest.
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Crown Him the Lord of light, Who o’er a darkened world
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In robes of glory infinite His fiery flag unfurled.
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And bore it raised on high, In heaven-in earth-beneath,
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To all the sign of victory O’er Satan, sin, and death.
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Crown Him the Lord of life Who triumphed o’er the grave,
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And rose victorious in the strife For those He came to save;
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His glories now we sing Who died, and rose on high.
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Who died, eternal life to bring And lives that death may die.
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Crown Him of lords the Lord, Who over all doth reign
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Who once on earth, the incarnate Word, For ransomed sinners slain,
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Now lives in realms of light, Where saints with angels sing
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Their songs before Him day and night, Their God, Redeemer, King.
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Crown Him the Lord of heaven, Enthroned in worlds above;
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Crown Him the King, to whom is given The wondrous name of Love,
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Crown Him with many crowns, As thrones before Him fall.
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Crown Him, ye kings, with many crowns, For He is King of all.