Verse 1: (sung at the beginning)
Crown him with many crowns,
the Lamb upon his throne.
Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns
of him who died for thee,
and hail him as thy matchless king
Verse 2: (sung at the end)
Crown him the Lord of life,
who triumphed o'er the grave,
who rose victorious to the strife
for those he came to save;
who died and reigns on high,
he died eternal life to bring,
and lives that death may die.
Crown him the Lord of love;
behold his hands and side,
rich wounds, yet visible above,
can fully bear that sight,
but downward bend their wond’ring eyes
Crown him the Lord of peace--
from pole to pole let warfare cease
and Christ rule ev’ry land!
and there the nationals “Holy” cry
in joyful hymns of praise.
Crown him the Lord of years,
Creator of the rolling spheres,
All hail, Redeemer, hail!
for thou hast died for me;
thy praise and glory shall not fail
Music and audio editing by Mike Tetrault. Graphics provided by Brokerage Brewing Company. Much of today's information came from Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories, along with the finest information Google could furnish.