Versiunea Originală
Crown Him With Many Crowns
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.
Crown Him the Lord of love, behold His hands and side,
Those wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified.
No angel in the sky can fully bear that sight,
But downward bends his burning eye at mysteries so bright.
Crown Him the Lord of life, who triumphed over 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.
Crown Him the Lord of heaven: One with the Father known,
One with the Spirit Through Him given From yonder glorious throne.
All hail, Redeemer, hail! For Thou hast died for me;
Thy praise and glory shall not fail Throughout eternity.
Crown Him the Lord of lords, who over all doth reign,
Who once on earth, the incarnate Word, for ransomed sinners slain,
Now lives in realms of light, where saints with angels sing
Their songs before Him day and night, their God, Redeemer, King.
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.
Povestea din Spate
Povestea din spatele cântării "Crown Him with Many Crowns"
Autorii Matthew Bridges și Godfrey Thring scriu "Crown Him with Many Crowns"
În secolul al XIX-lea existau tensiuni mari între Biserica Catolică și cea Anglicană. "Crown Him with Many Crowns" este un exemplu minunat despre felul în care Dumnezeu ia frământările oamenilor și le întoarce spre bine (Romani 8:28).
Cântarea a fost scrisă inițial în 1851 de Matthew Bridges (1800-1894), care scrisese cândva o carte în care condamna teologia romano-catolică, iar mai târziu s-a convertit la catolicism. Bridges a scris șase strofe, pornind de la Apocalipsa 19:12: "...and on His head were many crowns."
Godfrey Thring (1823-1903) era un cleric anglican devotat, îngrijorat că acest imn popular strecura teologie catolică în cântarea adunărilor protestante. Așa că a scris șase strofe noi.
Cele 12 strofe au fost combinate în fel și chip de-a lungul anilor. Interesant este că, dintre cele șase strofe care apar cel mai des în cărțile de imnuri de astăzi, trei au fost scrise de Bridges (strofele 1, 2 și 4) și trei de Thring (strofele 3, 5 și 6).
"Și orice limbă să mărturisească, spre slava lui Dumnezeu Tatăl, că Isus Hristos este Domnul." (Filipeni 2:11)
http://www.sharefaith.com/guide/Christian-Music/hymns-the-songs-and-the-stories/crown-him-with-many-crowns-the-song-and-the-story.html
Povestea din Spate (EN)
Story behind the song - Crown Him with Many Crowns
Composers Matthew Bridges and Godfrey Thring Write Crown Him with Many Crowns
Quickest way to build a beautiful church website.
In the 1800s there was great tension between the Catholic and Anglican churches (see: History of Hymns). Crown Him with Many Crowns is a wonderful example of how God takes the troubles of man and turns them around for good (Romans 8:28).
The song was originally penned in 1851 by Matthew Bridges (1800-1894), who once wrote a book condemning Roman Catholic theology, and then later converted to Catholicism. Bridges wrote six stanzas, based upon Revelations 19:12, “...and on His head were many crowns.”
Godfrey Thring (1823-1903) was a devout Anglican clergyman who was concerned that this popular hymn was allowing Catholic theology to be sung by protestant congregations. And so he wrote six new verses.
The 12 stanzas have been mixed and matched down through the years. Interestingly, of the following six verses most commonly appearing in hymnals today, three were written by Bridges (vs 1,2,and 4) and three by Thring (vs 3,5 and 6).
“And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:11)
http://www.sharefaith.com/guide/Christian-Music/hymns-the-songs-and-the-stories/crown-him-with-many-crowns-the-song-and-the-story.html