Scripture Verse

When the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive an unfading crown of glory. 1 Peter 5:4

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in the Roy­al Dia­dem, ed­it­ed by Ro­bert Low­ry & How­ard Doane (New York: Big­low & Main, 1873), page 14.

Music: W. How­ard Doane (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Howard Doane (1832–1915)

Lyrics

Crowns of glo­ry in the land of the blest,
We shall re­ceive when our toils are o’er;
There the wea­ry from their la­bors rest,
Singing to Je­sus praise ev­er­more;
Pressing on­ward, stran­gers here be­low,
Looking up­ward, cheer­ful­ly we go
Where the crys­tal wa­ters mur­mur low,
In the land of song.
Crowns of glo­ry in the land of the blest,
We shall rec­eive when our toils are o’er;
There the wea­ry from their la­bors rest,
Singing to Je­sus praise ev­er­more

There we’ll ga­ther, when the bat­tle is done;
Robes of re­joic­ing await us there;
Palms of tri­umph, when the vic­to­ry’s won,
Each val­iant sol­dier ev­er shall wear;
Praise to Je­sus then will be our theme;
While we walk be­side the liv­ing stream,
In the smiles of love that ev­er beam
From His face di­vine.
Crowns of glo­ry in the land of the blest,
We shall re­ceive when our toils are o’er;
There the wea­ry from their la­bors rest,
Singing to Je­sus praise ev­er­more.