Majestic sweetness sits enthroned
Upon the Savior’s brow;
His head with radiant glories crowned,
His lips with grace o’erflow,
His lips with grace o’erflow.
No mortal can with Him compare,
Among the sons of men;
Fairer is He than all the fair
Who fill the heav’nly train,
Who fill the heav’nly train.
He saw me plunged in deep distress,
And flew to my relief;
For me He bore the shameful cross,
And carried all my grief,
And carried all my grief.
To Him I owe my life and breath,
And all the joys I have;
He makes me triumph over death,
And saves me from the grave,
And saves me from the grave.
Samuel Stennett, 1787
Read Hebrews 2:9-18
“Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned” is not a complicated hymn. It is a declaration of adoration for Christ for who He is and what He has accomplished for the hymnwriter. The format is a description of Christ, praise for Christ, how He has intervened, and the response. If you are a journaler, you can write your own declaration. Don’t worry if it’s simple or doesn’t rhyme. No doubt we can agree with the hymnwriter, “to Him I owe my life and breath, and all the joys I have.”