Jesus Christ is so incredibly far above everything else in this universe that He deserves all of our love and worship. The hymn Crown Him with Many Crowns gives a small idea of what this means, but His greatness still exceeds any description we can muster. It’s fitting that it’s set to the hymn tune DIADEMATA, which is a transliteration of the Greek word for “crowns”.
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 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 wond’ring eye at mysteries so bright.
Crown Him the Lord of life! Who triumphed o’er the grave,
Who 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 heav’n! One with the Father known,
One with the Spirit through Him giv’n from yonder glorious throne,
To Thee be endless praise, for Thou for us hast died;
Be Thou, O Lord, through endless days adored and magnified.
Hymn Tune: DIADEMATA
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