{"slug": "crown-him-with-many-crowns", "title": "Crown Him with Many Crowns", "first_line": "Crown Him with many crowns", "author": "matthew-bridges", "author_date": "1852", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Christ, Kingship of", "Praise", "Adoration"], "scripture": ["Revelation 19:12"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "hymns-ancient-and-modern-1869", "source_kind": "hand_encoded", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Matthew Bridges, 1852 (rev. Godfrey Thring, 1874). Author d. 1894.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "crown_him_with_many_crowns", "total_instances": 870}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Crown Him with man -- y crowns, the Lamb up -- on His throne. Hark! How the heav\u2019n -- ly an -- them drowns all mu -- sic but its own. A -- wake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee, And hail Him as thy match -- less King through all e -- ter -- ni -- ty.", "prose": ["Crown Him with many crowns,", "the Lamb upon His throne.", "Hark! How the heav\u2019nly 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": {"syllabified": "Crown Him the vir -- gin\u2019s Son, the God in -- car -- nate born, Whose arm those crim -- son tro -- phies won which now His brow a -- dorn; Fruit of the mys -- tic rose, as of that rose the stem; The root whence mer -- cy ev -- er flows, the Babe of Beth -- le -- hem.", "prose": ["Crown Him the virgin\u2019s 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": {"syllabified": "Crown Him the Son of God, be -- fore the worlds be -- gan, And ye who tread where He hath trod, crown Him the Son of Man; Who ev -- ery grief hath known that wrings the hu -- man breast, And takes and bears them for His own, that all in Him may rest.", "prose": ["Crown Him the Son of God,", "before the worlds began,", "And ye who tread where He hath trod,", "crown Him the Son of Man;", "Who every grief hath known", "that wrings the human breast,", "And takes and bears them for His own,", "that all in Him may rest."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Crown Him the Lord of life, who tri -- umphed o\u2019er the grave, And rose vic -- tor -- ious in the strife for those He came to save. His glo -- ries now we sing, Who died, and rose on high, Who died e -- ter -- nal life to bring, and lives that death may die.", "prose": ["Crown Him the Lord of life,", "who triumphed o\u2019er the grave,", "And rose victorious in the strife", "for those He came to save.", "His glories now we sing,", "Who died, and rose on high,", "Who died eternal life to bring,", "and lives that death may die."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Crown Him the Lord of peace, Whose pow\u2019r a scep -- ter sways From pole to pole, that wars may cease, and all be prayer and praise. His reign shall know no end, and round His pierc -- ed feet Fair flow\u2019rs of par -- a -- dise ex -- tend their fra -- grance ev -- er sweet.", "prose": ["Crown Him the Lord of peace,", "Whose pow\u2019r 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 pierced feet", "Fair flow\u2019rs of paradise extend", "their fragrance ever sweet."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}