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Play “The Head That Once Was Crowned With Thorns”
Free same-meter accompaniment for The Head That Once Was Crowned With Thorns (Thomas Kelly): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ST. ANNE (William Croft) in four-part harmony, 6 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.
Sung here to ST. ANNE (William Croft), a Common Meter (8.6.8.6) tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.
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- 1The head that once was crowned with thorns
- Is crowned with glory now;
- A royal diadem adorns
- The mighty Victor's brow.
- 2The highest place that heav'n affords
- Is His by sov'reign right:
- The King of kings and Lord of lords
- And heav'n's eternal Light.
- 3The joy of all who dwell above,
- The joy of all below
- To whom He manifests His love,
- And grants His name to know.
- 4To 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.
- 5His cross to us is life and health,
- Tho' shame and death to Him:
- His people's hope, His people's wealth,
- Their everlasting theme.
- 6Amen.
About this music
ST. ANNE — William Croft. Setting: composite found in "The Lutheran Hymnary", 1913.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from 'The Lutheran Hymnary', 1913, Hymn 261. Arrangement is composite, first half from "Hymns Ancient and Modern", 1869, Hymn 231. ed William Henry Monk Second half is from "The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer", 1890, Hymn 279. ed. Charles Vincent, D.J. Wood, John Stainer; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the The Head That Once Was Crowned With Thorns page.
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