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Song: Crown Him with many crowns
1. Song: Crown Him with many crowns
This hymn is #345 in the hymnal.
2. Song: Crown Him with many crowns
Revelation 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. [kjv]
19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. [kjv]
19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. [kjv]
The hymn "
Crown Him with many crowns", written in 1851, has illusions of Revelation 19 and the white horse (of the Apocalypse).
3. Horses
The full name of Revelation is the Apocalypse (revealing) of John (from Jesus Christ).
The horse colors of the Apocalypse are white, red, black and pale/green. Anything else would be a "
horse of another color".
4. Crowning achievement
The hymn "
Crown Him with many crowns" is a favorite hymn of dentists.
I need to tell you this due to "
tooth in advertising" laws.
5. Revelation 19:11
KJV: And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Greek: και ειδον τον ουρανον ανεωγμενον ηνεωγμενον και ιδου ιππος λευκος και ο καθημενος επ αυτον καλουμενος πιστος καλουμενος και αληθινος και εν δικαιοσυνη κρινει και πολεμει
Latin: et vidi caelum apertum et ecce equus albus et qui sedebat super eum vocabatur Fidelis et Verax vocatur et iustitia iudicat et pugnat
Luther: Und ich sah den Himmel aufgetan; und siehe, ein weiß Pferd, und der darauf saß, hieß Treu und Wahrhaftig und richtet und streitet mit Gerechtigkeit.
6. Revelation 19:12
KJV: His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Greek: οι δε οφθαλμοι αυτου ως φλοξ πυρος και επι την κεφαλην αυτου διαδηματα πολλα εχων ονομα γεγραμμενον ο ουδεις οιδεν ει μη αυτος
Latin: oculi autem eius sicut flamma ignis et in capite eius diademata multa habens nomen scriptum quod nemo novit nisi ipse
Wycliffe: And`the iyen of hym weren as flawme of fier, and in his heed many diademys; and he hadde a name writun, which no man knew, but he.
Tyndale: His eyes were as a flame of fyre: and on his heed were many crounes: and he had a name written yt noman knewe but him sylfe.
7. Revelation 19:13
KJV: And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
Greek: και περιβεβλημενος ιματιον βεβαμμενον ρεραντισμενον αιματι και καλειται κεκληται το ονομα αυτου ο λογος του θεου
8. Revelation 19:14
KJV: And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Greek: και τα στρατευματα τα εν τω ουρανω ηκολουθει αυτω εφ ιπποις λευκοις ενδεδυμενοι βυσσινον λευκον και καθαρον
9. Revelation 19:16
KJV: And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Greek: και εχει επι το ιματιον και επι τον μηρον αυτου το ονομα γεγραμμενον βασιλευς βασιλεων και κυριος κυριων
10. Words: Matthew Bridges
Matthew Bridges (1800-1894), England, Anglican Church, became a Roman Catholic in 1848
Later moved to Canada, later moved back to England
As part of Oxford Movement, many Greek and Latin hymn texts were discovered
Some objections were to the allusions to the Blessed Virgin Mary (verses not in Methodist hymnal)
Godfrey Thring added some later verses.
11. Music: George Elvey
George Job Elvey (1816-1893)
Musical family
Boy singer at Canterbury Cathedral, later formal music training
"He was knighted in 1871 for his Festival March, played at the wedding of Princess Louise." (hymntime.com)
Melody is called "Diadementa" from the Latin for "crowns" which is from the Greek.
12. Verses
There are many verses and verse variations. Only a few are included here.
13. Verse 1
Crown him with many crowns,
the Lamb upon his throne.
Hark! how the heavenly 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.
14. Verse 3
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 wondering eye
At mysteries so bright!
15. Verse 4
Crown Him the Lord of life,
Who triumphed o’er the grave,
And 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.
16. Verse 6
Crown him the Lord of heaven!
One with the Father known,--
And the blest Spirit, through him given
From yonder triune throne!
All hail! Redeemer,--Hail!
For Thou hast died for me;
Thy praise shall never, never fail
Throughout eternity!
17. Verse 8
Crown Him the Lord of years,
The Potentate of time,
Creator of the rolling spheres,
Ineffably sublime.
All hail, Redeemer, hail!
For Thou has died for me;
Thy praise and glory shall not fail
Throughout eternity.
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