First Line: The head that once was crowned with thorns,

1
The head that once was crowned with thorns
is crowned with glory now:
a royal diadem adorns
the mighty Victor's brow.

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;

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.

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.

5
They suffer with their Lord below,
they reign with him above;
their profit and their joy to know
the mystery of his love.

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.