"Crown Him With Many Crowns"

Matthew Bridges, 1851; additional stanzas by Godfrey Thring

Our Hymn of the Week is one of the best-loved across the Christian churches, and yet I doubt very much whether more than a handful of people have ever sung its twelve verses.  That’s a lot to sing, and these days we’re sparing of our time and our good cheer when it comes to singing to God, though not so sparing when it comes to roaring for a favorite ba…