Scripture Verse

Ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 1 Peter 5:4

Introduction

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J. Athelstan Riley (1858–1945)

Words: 13th Cen­tu­ry (Si vis ve­re glo­ri­ari). Trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by J. Ath­el­stan Ri­ley in Songs of Sy­on, by George R. Wood­ward, 1904. Al­so see Chris­tian, Wouldst Thou Boast Aright?

Music: Das ist meine Freude Jo­hann A. Frey­ling­hau­sen (1670–1739) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Johann A. Freylinghausen (1670–1739)

Lyrics

Dost thou tru­ly seek re­nown
Christ His glo­ry shar­ing?
Wouldst thou win the hea­ven­ly crown
Victor’s meed de­clar­ing?
Tread the path the Sav­ior trod,
Look upon the crown of God,
See what He is wear­ing.

This the King of Hea­ven bore
In that sore con­tend­ing;
This His sac­red tem­ples wore,
Honor to it lend­ing;
In this helm He faced the foe,
On the rood He laid him low,
Satan’s king­dom end­ing.

Christ up­on the tree of scorn,
In sal­va­tion’s hour,
Turned to gold those pricks of thorn
By His pass­ion’s pow­er;
So on sin­ners, who had earned
Endless death, from sin re­turned,
Endless bless­ings show­er.

When in death’s em­brace we lie,
Then, good Lord, be near us;
With Thy pre­sence for­ti­fy,
And with vic­to­ry cheer us;
Turn our err­ing hearts to Thee,
That we crowned for ay may be:
O good Je­su, hear us!