The Head that once was crowned with thorns

This is another classic Protestant hymn to the Sacred Head that was written by Thomas Kelly 1769 - 1855, and is sung to the tune St. Magnus by Jeremiah Clarke.  Thomas Kelly was a Church of Ireland minister who later became a fervant evangelical preacher, and he was known as the Charles Wesley of Ireland. 

 

Thomas Kelly

 
1. The Head that once was crowned with thorns
Is crowned with glory now;
A royal diadem adorns
The mighty Victor's brow.

2. The highest place that heaven affords
Is His, is His by right,
The King of kings and Lord of lords,
And heaven's eternal Light;

3. The Joy of all who dwell above,
The Joy of all below
To whom He manifests His love
And grants His name to know.

4. To them the cross, with all its shame,
With all its grace, is given;
Their name an everlasting name,
Their joy the joy of heaven.

5. They suffer with their Lord below,
They reign with Him above,
Their profit and their joy to know
The mystery of His love.

6. The cross He bore is life and health,
Though shame and death to Him:
His people's hope, His people's wealth,
Their everlasting theme.