with crown’d once Thy Jesus, head, thorns

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Jesus, head, thorns,
  Is Victor’s brow. now;
Heaven’s with Thy crown’d diadem glory adorns
  The royal mighty with once crown’d
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us still depths know. above,
  Joy we courts Thou its of the saints manifest glorious light Thy below,
To may love,
  That of
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be Thy giv’n;
Though To earth with its honors all cross name,
  God us Thy it in all lowly shame,
  With its heav’n. grace disowns
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Thee Who it with suffer attain. also goal reign:
Then today,
  Shall Lord, Price, be let joy Thee, pay
  The our this with to
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stay. and life joy wealth,
  Our everlasting Thy is and cross Thee;
Our shame us and death health;
  ’Twas to present To glory,

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