Scripture Verse

When they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand: and they bowed the knee before Him, and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! Matthew 27:29

Introduction

Words: Verse 1, ano­ny­mous. Vers­es 2–3 by D. Hay­den Lloyd, in The Hea­ven­ly Choir, ed­it­ed by Theo­dore Wood (New York: C. M. Ca­dy, 1876), page 115.

Music: Ti­mon D. Hay­den Lloyd (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Lloyd (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

illustration
Crucifixion of Jesus
Gustave Doré, 1866

Suffering Sav­ior, with thorn crown,
Bruised and bleed­ing, sink­ing down;
Heavy la­den, wea­ry worn,
Fainting, dy­ing, crushed and torn.
All for me, all for me.

Precious Sav­ior, this for me,
So un­wor­thy, all for me;
Holy Je­sus, pure and mild,
I would ev­er be Thy child.
Oh bless me, ev­en me.

Fain would I to Thee be brought;
Gracious Lord, for­bid it not;
In the king­dom of Thy grace,
Give Thy wan­der­ing child a place,
By Thy grace, Oh save me.