- C Soprano Recorder
- F Alto Recorder
- C Tenor Recorder
- F Bass Recorder
- C Great Bass Recorder
- Verse 1
- The head that once was crowned with thorns
- Is crowned with glory now;
- A royal diadem adorns
- The mighty Victor’s brow.
- Verse 2
- The highest place that heaven affords
- Is His, is His by right,
- The King of kings and Lord of lords,
- And heaven’s eternal Light.
- Verse 3
- The joy of all who dwell above,
- The joy of all below
- To whom He manifests His love
- And grants His Name to know.
- Verse 4
- To them the Cross, with all its shame,
- With all its grace, is given;
- Their name, an everlasting name,
- Their joy, the joy of heaven.
- Verse 5
- They suffer with the Lord below,
- They reign with Him above,
- Their profit and their joy to know
- The mystery of His love.
- Verse 6
- The Cross He bore is life and health,
- Though shame and death to Him:
- His people’s hope, His people’s wealth,
- Their everlasting theme.