The Westminster hymnal : the only collection authorized by the hierarchy of England and Wales . Til I i ^ -<^! I I I I -^5»-. CROWN Him with many crowns,The Lamb upon His throne ;Hark, how tlie heavenly anthem drowns All music but its own :x\wake, my soul, and sing Of Him who died for thee ;And hail Him as thy matchless KingThrough all eternity. Crown Him the Lord of peace : Whose power a sceptre swaysFrom pole to ix)le, that wars may cease Absorbed in prayer and praise :His reign shall know no end. And round His pierced feetFair flowers of Paradise extend Their fragrance ever sweet. Crown
The Westminster hymnal : the only collection authorized by the hierarchy of England and Wales . Til I i ^ -<^! I I I I -^5»-. CROWN Him with many crowns,The Lamb upon His throne ;Hark, how tlie heavenly anthem drowns All music but its own :x\wake, my soul, and sing Of Him who died for thee ;And hail Him as thy matchless KingThrough all eternity. Crown Him the Lord of peace : Whose power a sceptre swaysFrom pole to ix)le, that wars may cease Absorbed in prayer and praise :His reign shall know no end. And round His pierced feetFair flowers of Paradise extend Their fragrance ever sweet. Crown Him the Virgins 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. Crown Him the Lord of years, The Potentate of of the rolling spheres, Ineffably sublime :Glazed in a sea of light, WTiose everlasting wavesReflect His form, the Infinite, Who lives, and loves, and saves. Crown Him the Lord of love : Behold His Hands and Side,Rich wounds, yet visiV^le above In bea
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