THE CROWN OF THORNS
Ocrownof thorns upon the browOf Him they nailed on Calvary,The serpent’s coil and sting wert thou,The seal of sin and agony.ChorusFor where the grief and thought of usThe Savior’s brow had borne,They put theMOCKERYof the Cross,The crown of thorn, the crown of thorn.O crown of thorns, whose sufferingThe Savior for the world endured,’Twas thus He healed the serpent’s sting,The evil mind of nature cured.ChorusFor where the grief and thought of usThe Savior’s brow had borne,They put theSORROWof the Cross,The crown of thorn, the crown of thorn.O crown of thorns, whose wounds becameRedeeming scars of victory,The glory where was once the shame—The diadem of Heaven be!ChorusFor where the grief and thought of usThe Savior’s brow had borne,They put theTRIUMPHof the Cross,The crown of thorn, the crown of thorn.
Ocrownof thorns upon the browOf Him they nailed on Calvary,The serpent’s coil and sting wert thou,The seal of sin and agony.ChorusFor where the grief and thought of usThe Savior’s brow had borne,They put theMOCKERYof the Cross,The crown of thorn, the crown of thorn.O crown of thorns, whose sufferingThe Savior for the world endured,’Twas thus He healed the serpent’s sting,The evil mind of nature cured.ChorusFor where the grief and thought of usThe Savior’s brow had borne,They put theSORROWof the Cross,The crown of thorn, the crown of thorn.O crown of thorns, whose wounds becameRedeeming scars of victory,The glory where was once the shame—The diadem of Heaven be!ChorusFor where the grief and thought of usThe Savior’s brow had borne,They put theTRIUMPHof the Cross,The crown of thorn, the crown of thorn.
Ocrownof thorns upon the browOf Him they nailed on Calvary,The serpent’s coil and sting wert thou,The seal of sin and agony.
Ocrownof thorns upon the brow
Of Him they nailed on Calvary,
The serpent’s coil and sting wert thou,
The seal of sin and agony.
Chorus
Chorus
For where the grief and thought of usThe Savior’s brow had borne,They put theMOCKERYof the Cross,The crown of thorn, the crown of thorn.
For where the grief and thought of us
The Savior’s brow had borne,
They put theMOCKERYof the Cross,
The crown of thorn, the crown of thorn.
O crown of thorns, whose sufferingThe Savior for the world endured,’Twas thus He healed the serpent’s sting,The evil mind of nature cured.
O crown of thorns, whose suffering
The Savior for the world endured,
’Twas thus He healed the serpent’s sting,
The evil mind of nature cured.
Chorus
Chorus
For where the grief and thought of usThe Savior’s brow had borne,They put theSORROWof the Cross,The crown of thorn, the crown of thorn.
For where the grief and thought of us
The Savior’s brow had borne,
They put theSORROWof the Cross,
The crown of thorn, the crown of thorn.
O crown of thorns, whose wounds becameRedeeming scars of victory,The glory where was once the shame—The diadem of Heaven be!
O crown of thorns, whose wounds became
Redeeming scars of victory,
The glory where was once the shame—
The diadem of Heaven be!
Chorus
Chorus
For where the grief and thought of usThe Savior’s brow had borne,They put theTRIUMPHof the Cross,The crown of thorn, the crown of thorn.
For where the grief and thought of us
The Savior’s brow had borne,
They put theTRIUMPHof the Cross,
The crown of thorn, the crown of thorn.