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The head that once was crowned with thorns

by Thomas Kelly

Representative text

As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 199.

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 heaven affords Is His, is His 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 given; Their name an everlasting name, Their joy the joy of heaven.

Verse 5

To them the cross, with all its shame, With all its grace is given; Their name an everlasting name, Their joy the joy of heaven.

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