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Crown Him with Many Crowns

Authors: Matthew Bridges, Godfrey Thring
Composer: George Job Elvey
Year: 1851
Style: traditional
Public Domain
★★★★★ Doctrinally Excellent
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Theological Analysis

A majestic hymn of adoration to Christ as King, drawing from Revelation's imagery of the Lamb upon His throne. Each verse crowns Christ with a different aspect of His lordship — love, peace, years. The theology is Christocentric, eschatological, and doxological.

✓ Theological Strengths

  • Deeply Christocentric — every verse exalts Christ
  • Rich use of Revelation imagery
  • Crowns Christ as Lord of love, peace, years, and all
  • Theologically sophisticated yet emotionally powerful
  • The wounds 'visible above, in beauty glorified' — resurrection theology

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Verse 1
C Crown Him with F many C crowns,
  The G Lamb upon His C throne.
  Hark! C How the heavenly anthem F  Dm drowns
  All G music but its C own.
  Awake, G my soul, D7 and G sing
  Of G Him who C died for G thee,
  And C hail Him F as thy C matchless Am King
  Through C all G7  C eternity.
Verse 2
C Crown Him the F Lord C of love,
  Behold G His hands and C side,
  Rich C wounds, yet visible F  Dm above,
  In G beauty C glorified.
  No G angel in D7 the G sky
  Can G fully bear C that G sight,
  But C downward bends F his burning C  Am eye
  At C mysteries so G7  C bright.
Verse 3
C Crown Him the F Lord C of peace,
  Whose G power a scepter C sways
  From C pole to pole, that F wars Dm may cease,
  And G all be prayer C and praise.
  His G reign shall D7 know no G end,
  And G round His C pierced G feet
  Fair C flowers of F paradise C  Am extend
  Their C fragrance ever G7  C sweet.
Verse 4
C Crown Him the F Lord C of years,
  The G Potentate of C time,
  Creator C of the rolling F  Dm spheres,
  Ineffably G  C sublime.
  All G hail, Redeemer, D7  G hail!
  For G Thou hast C died for G me;
  Thy C praise and F glory shall C not Am fail
  Throughout C  G7  C eternity.

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Full Lyrics

Crown Him with many crowns,

The Lamb upon His throne.

Hark! How the heavenly 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

Through all eternity.

Crown Him the Lord of love,

Behold His hands and side,

Rich wounds, yet visible above,

In beauty glorified.

No angel in the sky

Can fully bear that sight,

But downward bends his burning eye

At mysteries so bright.

Crown Him the Lord of peace,

Whose power a scepter sways

From pole to pole, that wars may cease,

And all be prayer and praise.

His reign shall know no end,

And round His pierced feet

Fair flowers of paradise extend

Their fragrance ever sweet.

Crown Him the Lord of years,

The Potentate of time,

Creator of the rolling spheres,

Ineffably sublime.

All hail, Redeemer, hail!

For Thou hast died for me;

Thy praise and glory shall not fail

Throughout eternity.

This hymn is in the public domain.

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