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Text:The King of Love
Author:W. C. Martin
Tune:[Crown Jesus with the fairest crown]
Composer:Chas. H. Gabriel

60. The King of Love

1 Crown Jesus with the fairest crown
That e’er adorned a brow!
Let kings and captains of renown
Before him humbly bow;
We hail this King who reins above,
The King of love, the King of love.

Chorus:
O let his praise be magnified!
For us he lived, for us he died;
For us he intercedes above,
The King of love, the King of love.

2 Behold his hands and wounded side,
The nail-prints in his feet;
Those marks of suff’ring yet abide,
And tell of love complete.
His scars remain, and now, above,
They mark him as the King of love. [Chorus]

3 His kindly reign shall have no end,
And round his comely feet
Lie crowns of those whose voices blend
In praises full and sweet:
All saints and angels thus, above,
Proclaim him as the King of love. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: Crown Jesus with the fairest crown
Title: The King of Love
Author: W. C. Martin
Refrain First Line: O let his praise be magnified
Language: English
Publication Date: 1913
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Crown Jesus with the fairest crown]
Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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