Beautiful Crowns

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A crown of thorns my Savior wore

Author: Haldor Lillenas
Tune: [A crown of thorns my Savior wore]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 A crown of thorns my Saviour wore
For one as vile as me;
My heavy load of guilt He bore
To give me liberty.

Chorus:
Beautiful crowns we soon shall wear,
Yonder in mansions bright and fair;
Dwelling forever with Jesus there,
Beautiful crowns we shall wear.
Beautiful crowns we soon shall wear,
Yonder in mansions bright and fair;
Dwelling forever with Jesus there,
Beautiful crowns we shall wear.

2 A crown of life is promised all
Who to the end endure;
Obeying God, they shall not fall,
But in Him rest secure. [Chorus]

3 A crown of righteousness is laid
Aside for ev'ry one
Who fights the fight, whose trust is stayed
In God till life is done. [Chorus]

4 A crown of glory God will give,
That fadeth not away,
To those who faithful to Him live
Till that great crowning day. [Chorus]

Source: Jewel Songs: suitable for all kinds of religious services #38

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Author: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

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First Line:	A crown of thorns my Savior wore
Title:	Beautiful Crowns
Author:	Haldor Lillenas
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Beautiful crowns we soon shall wear
Publication Date:	1910
Copyright:	Public Domain