The Head That Once Was Crowned
Words and music by Thomas Kelly · 1820
Key of G · 88 BPM · 3/4 · Easter,Praise · Hebrews 2:9
Verse 1
The head that once was crowned with thorns
Is crowned with glory now;
A royal diadem adorns
The mighty victor’s brow.
Verse 2
The highest place that Heav’n affords
Belongs to Him by right;
The King of kings and Lord of lords,
And Heaven’s eternal Light.
Verse 3
The joy of all who dwell above,
The joy of all below,
To whom He manifests His love,
And grants His name to know.
Verse 4
To them the cross with all its shame,
With all its grace, is giv’n;
Their name an everlasting name,
Their joy the joy of Heav’n.
Verse 5
They suffer with their Lord below;
They reign with Him above;
Their profit and their joy to know
The mystery of His love.
Verse 6
The cross He bore is life and health,
Though shame and death to Him,
His people’s hope, His people’s wealth,
Their everlasting theme.
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