Author: Matthew Bridges Appears in 814 hymnals Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 Lyrics: 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 Rose,
as of that Rose the Stem;
the Root, whence mercy ever flows,
the Babe of Bethlehem.
3 Crown him the Lord of love;
behold his hands and side,
those 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 pow'r a sceptre sways
from pole to pole, that wars may cease,
absorbed in prayer and praise:
his reign shall know no end,
and round his piercèd feet
fair flow'rs of paradise 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. Topics: Year A Advent 2; Year A Easter 2; Year B Advent 4; Year B Christ the King; Year B Easter 2; Year B Second Sunday Before Lent; Year C Easter 2; Year C Easter 6; Years A, B, and C Ascension Day; Years A, B, and C Christmas 2; Years A, B, and C Christmas Day; Ascensiontide; Joy, Praise and Thanksgiving; Redemption and Salvation Used With Tune: CORONA
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