Common Tune

Hymn

The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns

ST. ETHELDREDA · C.M. · words Thomas Kelly · music Thomas Turton

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The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns His all grace, Him a is be by ry reign all joy His, crowned glo with its of is with giv'n; bove, low, right, now; fer the of est that suf them joy high head all with cross, place once The 1. The 2. 5. They 4. To 3. The low, shame, bove, fords thorns be its a af with They With The Is Is who their with all Lord that dwell heav'n crowned was of joy name ter Vic And His of to nal tor's might heav'n's The Their t'ry the His e y mys joy grants love. heav'n. know. Light; brow. it an He of al prof name i and a And whom and ev man kings, di King roy Their Their To The A of to ing His a er The know name, love, lords, dorns joy last fests Lord dem their 6. The cross He bore is life and health, Though shame and death to Him; His people's hope, His people's wealth, Their everlasting theme. Thomas Kelly, 1820 ST. ETHELDREDA C.M. Thomas Turton, 1860

1.The head that once was crowned with thorns
Is crowned with glory now;
A royal diadem adorns
The mighty Victor's brow.

2.The highest place that heav'n affords
Is His, is His by right,
The King of kings, and Lord of lords,
And heav'n's eternal Light;

3.The joy of all who dwell above,
The joy of all below,
To whom He manifests His love,
And grants His name to know.

4.To them the cross, with all its shame,
With all its grace, is giv'n;
Their name an everlasting name,
Their joy the joy of heav'n.

5.They suffer with their Lord below,
They reign with Him above,
Their profit and their joy to know
The myst'ry of His love.

6.The cross He bore is life and health,
Though shame and death to Him;
His people's hope, His people's wealth,
Their everlasting theme.

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