Crown Him with Many Crowns

Crown Him with Many Crowns is an 1851 hymn with lyrics written by Matthew Bridges and Godfrey Thring.[1][2][3][4]

The hymn appears in many hymnals, including the Baptist Hymnal (Southern Baptist Convention), the Book of Praise (Presbyterian Church in Canada), Baptist Praise and Worship, the Catholic Book of Worship (Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops), the Chalice Hymnal (Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)), Common Praise (Anglican Church of Canada), Common Praise (Church of England), The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal Church in the United States of America), Hymns and Psalms (Methodist Church of Great Britain), the Lutheran Book of Worship (several Lutheran denominations in North America), Mission Praise (interdenominational, UK), the New Catholic Hymnal (third-party-publisher hymnal in use in the Catholic church), The New Century Hymnal (United Church of Christ), the Presbyterian Hymnal (Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)), Rejoice in the Lord (Reformed Church in America), Rejoice and Sing (United Reformed Church), the Church Hymnary (Church of Scotland), Together in Song (interdenominational), the United Methodist Hymnal (United Methodist Church), Voices United (United Church of Canada), The Worshiping Church (interdenominational), Worship (third-party-publisher hymnal in use in the Catholic church), and A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools (interdenominational).[5]

References

  1. ↑ Robert Morgan (2003). Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-4185-7824-4.
  2. ↑ Kenneth W. Osbeck (2002). Amazing Grace: 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions. Kregel Publications. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-8254-9352-2.
  3. ↑ Lionel Adey (1986). Hymns and the Christian Myth. UBC Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7748-0257-4.
  4. ↑ William Emmett Studwell (1996). The National and Religious Song Reader: Patriotic, Traditional, and Sacred Songs from Around the World. Psychology Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7890-0099-6.
  5. ↑ Erik Routley (2005). An English-speaking Hymnal Guide. GIA Publications. pp. x–xi, 44. ISBN 978-1-57999-354-2.