
Crown Him with many crowns,
The Lamb upon His throne,
Hark! how the heav’nly anthem drowns
All music but its own;
Awake, my soul, and sing
Of Him who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless King
Thro’ all eternity.
Crown Him the Lord of life,
Who triumphed o’er the grave,
and rose victorious in the strife
For those He came to save;
His glories now we sing
Who died, and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring,
And lives that death may die.
Crown Him the Lord of peace,
Whose pow’r a scepter sways
From pole to pole, that wars may cease,
And all be pray’r and praise:
His reign shall know no end,
and round His pierced feet
Fair flow’rs of paradise extend
Their fragrance ever sweet.
Crown Him the Lord of love;
Behold his hands and side,
Those wounds, yet visible above,
In beauty glorified:
All hail, Redeemer, hail!
For Thou hast died for me:
Thy praise and glory shall not fail
Thro-out eternity.
Matthew Bridges, 1851, and Godfrey Thring, 1871
Read Daniel 7:13-14
This hymn builds on last week’s hymn. It is a little more thorough consideration of what kind of king Jesus will be and why He is fit to rule (and deserves our worship). The bottom line in all of it, though, is that He redeemed us through His death on the cross. It’s only fitting that we sing. “Awake, my soul, and sing/ Of Him who died for thee,/ And hail Him as thy matchless King/ Thro’ all eternity.”