Expository Songs

Hymns · 1809

Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious

Songwriter Thomas Kelly, William Owen

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Details

Copyright Public Domain

Scripture connections

Expository

This passage is the main idea of the song
Mark 15:17-18

References

Verses this song directly draws from
Isaiah 45:23Matthew 27:27-31Romans 14:11Philippians 2:9-11Revelation 19:16

Allusions

Verses this song echoes or alludes to
Psalm 22:6-8Isaiah 53:3Luke 22:63-65John 19:1-4Ephesians 1:20-21Colossians 2:15I Timothy 6:15Hebrews 7:26Revelation 5:8-11Revelation 17:14Revelation 19:12

Lyrics

Verse 1
Look, ye saints! the sight is glo­ri­ous:
See the Man of Sor­rows now; (Isa. 53:3)
From the fight re­turned vic­tor­ious, (Col. 2:15)
Every knee to Him shall bow; (Isaiah 45:23, Romans 14:11, Philippians 2:9-11)
Crown Him, crown Him,
Crown Him, crown Him,
Crowns become the Vic­tor’s brow, (Rev. 19:12)
Crowns become the Vic­tor’s brow.

Verse 2
Crown the Sav­ior! an­gels, crown Him;
Rich the tro­phies Je­sus brings;
In the seat of pow­er en­throne Him,
While the vault of Heav­en rings;
Crown Him, crown Him,
Crown Him, crown Him,
Crown the Sav­ior King of kings, (I Timothy 6:15, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:16)
Crown the Sav­ior King of kings.

Verse 3
Sinners in de­ri­sion scorned Him,
Mocking thus the Sav­ior’s claim; (Ps. 22:6-8, Isa. 53:3, Matt. 27:27-31, Mark 15:17-18, Luke 22:63-65, John 19:1-4)
Saints and an­gels crowd around Him, (Rev. 5:8-11)
Own His ti­tle, praise His name;
Crown Him, crown Him,
Crown Him, crown Him,
Spread abroad the Vic­tor’s fame,
Spread abroad the Vic­tor’s fame.

Verse 4
Hark, those bursts of ac­cla­ma­tion!
Hark, those loud tri­umph­ant chords!
Jesus takes the high­est sta­tion; (Eph. 1:20-21, Phil. 2:9, Heb. 7:26)
O what joy the sight af­fords!
Crown Him, crown Him,
Crown Him, crown Him,
King of kings and Lord of lords! (I Timothy 6:15, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:16)
King of kings and Lord of lords!