Scripture Verse

Weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on His head and put a reed in His right hand. And kneeling before Him, they made sport of Him, saying, Hail, good health to You, long life to You), King of the Jews! Matthew 27:29

Introduction

Words: H. Er­nest Har­dy (1869–1946). Ap­peared in The Church and School Hym­nal (Lon­don: So­cie­ty for Pro­mot­ing Chris­tian Know­ledge, 1926), num­ber 52.

Music: Stanley Pont­large Eng­lish air, har­mo­nized by G. Gard­ner, 1926 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Gard­ner’s full name, or where to get a good pic­ture of him or Har­dy (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

illustration
Christ at the Column
Antonello da Messina (1430–1479)

O dear­est Lord, Thy sac­red head
With thorns was pierced for me;
O pour Thy bless­ing on my head
That I may think of Thee.

O dear­est Lord, Thy sac­red hands
With nails were pierced for me;
O shed Thy bless­ing on my hands
That they may work for Thee.

O dear­est Lord, Thy sac­red feet
With nails were pierced for me;
O pour Thy bless­ing on my feet
That they may walk for Thee.

O dear­est Lord, Thy sac­red heart
With spear was pierced for me;
O pour Thy Spi­rit in my heart
That I may love but Thee.