The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns
Hymn Information
Folder: Main I, no. 64
Tune used, name: 'St. Magnus'
Composer: attributed to Clarke, Jeremiah (c. 1674–1707) in 1707
Lyricist: Kelly, Thomas (1769–1855); written in 1820
Source used for representative text: from hymnary.org, Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #295
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Representative Text
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,
tho' shame and death to Him:
His people's hope, His people's wealth,
their everlasting theme.