CROWN HIM WITH MANY CROWNS

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VERSE 1 Crown Him with many crowns,
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The Lamb upon His throne;
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Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns
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All music but its own!
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Awake, my soul and sing
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Of Him who died for thee,
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And hail Him as thy matchless King
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Through all eternity.
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VERSE 2 Crown Him the Lord of life,
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Who triumphed o’er the grave,
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And rose victorious through the strife
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For those He came to save.
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His glories now we sing,
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Who died and rose on high,
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Who died eternal life to bring
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And lives that death may die.
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VERSE 3 Crown Him the Lord of Lords,
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Who over all doth reign,
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Who once on earth, the incarnate Word
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For ransomed sinners slain
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Now lives in realms of light
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Where saints with angels sing
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Their songs before Him day and night,
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Their God, Redeemer, King.

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VERSE 4 Crown Him the Lord of heaven,
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Enthroned in worlds above;
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Crown Him the King to whom is given
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The wondrous name of Love.
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Crown Him with many crowns
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As thrones before Him fall;
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Crown Him, ye kings, with many crowns
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For He is King of all.
CROWN HIM WITH MANY CROWNS by Matthew Bridges 1851 (stanza 1), and Godfrey Thring, 1852 (stanzas 2-4).
Tune: DIADEMATA, George J. Elvey, 1868.