ON HIS HEAD WERE MANY CROWNS.

 

On his head were many crowns.
Revelation 19:12
 

JESUS passed through many trials,
  engaged in many conflicts;
  therefore he gained many triumphs,
  and now wears many crowns.
 
He wears the crown of victory,
  for every foe is, or will be overthrown.
He wears the crown of sovereignty,
  for he is the King of kings, and Lord of lords.
He wears the crown of creation,
  for all things were created by him and for him.
He wears the crown of Providence,
  for he sustains, supplies, and rules all that he has made.
He wears the crown of grace,
  for he redeemed his people by his blood,
  he conquers them by his Spirit,
  moulds them by his truth, and
  will bring them to his kingdom.
 
He wears the crown of glory,
  for every one of his glorified people owe their honor,
  happiness, and blessedness, to him.
 
He is crowned by his Father with a splendid diadem,
  and every knee must bow to him.
 
Every one of his people crowned him, and
  cast their crowns at his feet as unworthy
   to wear them in his presence.
 
His crown is the brightest that ever wisdom devised,
  mercy jewelled, and power brightened.
 
O to gaze upon his glory, and
  to see on his once thorn-pierced brow, the many crowns!
 

O that the months would roll away,

And bring that coronation day!

The king of grace shall fill the throne,

With all his Father's glories on.

 

James Smith 1849