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 by sovereign right,
The King of kings, and Lord of lords,
He reigns in perfect 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:They suffer with their Lord below,
They reign with Him above;
Their profit and their BLISS to know
The fulness of his love
Verse 6:His cross to them is life and health,
Though it was death to Him;
Their present hope, and joy and wealth,
And their eternal theme.