Text: | The head that once was crown'd with thorns |
Author: | Thomas Kelly |
Tune: | BURLINGTON |
Composer: | John Frecklton Burrowes |
1 The Head that once was crown'd with thorns,
Is crown'd with glory now;
A royal diadem adorns
The mighty Victor's brow.
2 The highest place that heaven affords
Is His by sov'reign right:
The King of kings and Lord of lords,
And heaven'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 given;
Their name an everlasting name,
Their joy, the joy of heaven.
5 The cross to us is life and health,
Though shame and death to Him:
His people's hope, His people's wealth,
Their everlasting theme.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | The head that once was crown'd with thorns |
Author: | Thomas Kelly (1820) |
Meter: | C. M. No. 2 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1908 |
Topic: | The Church Year: Ascension; Ascension Day |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. Alternate Tune: ROMBERG, #100 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | BURLINGTON |
Composer: | John Frecklton Burrowes (1830) |
Meter: | C. M. No. 2 |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |