Who shall win them, who shall wear them?
Crowns im­mor­tal, gold­en, glo­ri­ous?
Reap their rip­ened sheaves and bear them
To the har­vest home vic­to­ri­ous?
Who shall gain the star­ry prize,
Crowned and throned in pa­ra­dise?

Refrain

Who shall wear a crown vic­to­ri­ous,
In that land of light all glo­ri­ous?
Who shall gain the star­ry prize,
Crowned and throned in pa­ra­dise?

Shall we, Lord, who faint and fal­ter,
Droop and doubt, dis­mayed and daunt­ed?
Shall we round that gold­en al­tar
Join the song by el­ders chant­ed?
Find with kings and priests a place
In the rap­ture of Thy face?

Refrain

Shall we, ev­er ris­ing high­er,
Praise, and bless­ing, and sal­va­tion,
On the sea of glass and fire,
Fall in ho­ly ado­ra­tion?
Swell the song, till then un­known,
Cast our crowns be­fore the throne.

Refrain

Draw us, Je­sus, near and near­er,
Ever after Thee as­cend­ing,
Let our love grow strong­er, dear­er,
Upward to its per­fect end­ing;
Lift us, then, in­to the light,
Let us walk with Thee in white.

Refrain