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Photo Credit: Jean-Marie Pirot<\/strong>, also known as Arcabas<\/strong>, The Lent Project, Biola University<\/a>

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.<\/strong> Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father<\/strong>. <\/em>– Philippians 2:5-11<\/a>

They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, \u201cWorthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power.<\/em> – Revelation 4:10-11<\/a>

During the season of Lent, leading up to Good Friday and Easter (Resurrection Sunday), I am inspired by reading, listening to music, and studying the beauty with which God surrounds us (including the sacred arts). Biola University combines all three resources for worship in its Lent Project<\/a> which we can access online. The Arcabas<\/a> painting above is the capstone of the March 21, 2024 devotional. The painting title is “The Humbled and Exalted Christ”<\/em>. Christ is shown with the crown of thorns set painfully on His head prior to His crucifixion. Then, upon His resurrection\/ascension, the angels are shown crowning Him with the golden crown as King of Heaven.

Below you’ll find excerpts from this day’s devotional written by Dr. David Merrill<\/a>, theology professor at Biola University’s Talbot School of Theology.

“We see the reality that it is here in Christ\u2019s humiliation, there is exaltation. Here slave and king, heaven and earth, God and man are brought together…The incarnation, suffering, and death, form the basis of his exaltation. What is also won of course, is our salvation and healing, for \u201cwith his wounds we are healed\u201d (Isaiah 53:5). In gathering humanity and death into himself he defeats death and gives us new life…this truth must find a home in our own hearts. For what we exalt in our hearts becomes lord of our lives and what we deem as beautiful governs our loves and desires, and thus directs our lives.”<\/em> – Dr. David Merrill<\/a>
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Crown Him with Many Crowns<\/em> – Rev. Colin Smith<\/a>

Worship<\/a> with me to this timeless hymn:

1 Crown him with many crowns,
the Lamb upon his throne.
Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns
all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing
of him who died for thee,
and hail him as thy matchless king
through all eternity.

2 Crown him the Lord of life,
who triumphed o’er the grave,
and rose victorious in the strife
for those he came to save;
his glories now we sing
who died and rose on high,
who died eternal life to bring,
and lives that death may die.

3 Crown him the Lord of love;
behold his hands and side,
rich wounds, yet visible above,
in beauty glorified;
no angels in the sky
can fully bear that sight,
but downward bends their burning eye
at mysteries so bright.

4 Crown him the Lord of years,
the potentate of time,
creator of the rolling spheres,
ineffably sublime.
All hail, Redeemer, hail!
for thou hast died for me;
thy praise shall never, never fail
throughout eternity.*

\u201cLord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> – John 6:68-69<\/a>

Prayer:<\/em><\/strong>
Lord Jesus, as we look intently into Your face and attend to Your crucifixion, may You be exalted in our hearts. May our affections be captivated by Your beauty, and may we come to find that life is truly found in You alone. And where our loves have become captivated by the beauty of other lords, draw us back and lead us along the ancient path, the way of the cross. Amen<\/em>. – Dr. David Merrill<\/a>

*Lyrics to Crown Him with Many Crowns<\/em> – Matthew Bridges (1851 – original lyrics, see below) and Godfrey Thring (1871, alterer of lyrics – shown above)<\/a>

Casting of the Crowns – Commentary<\/a>

[The lyrics below include all the verses<\/a>, as written by Matthew Bridges<\/a> (1851) – Anglican converted to Catholicism] and Godfrey Thring<\/a> (alterer, 1871)

Crown Him with ma\u00adny crowns,
The Lamb up\u00adon His throne.
Hark! How the heav\u2019n\u00adly an\u00adthem drowns
All mu\u00adsic but its own!
Awake, my soul, and sing
Of Him who died for thee;
And hail Him as thy match\u00adless king
Through all eter\u00adni\u00adty!

Crown Him the vir\u00adgin\u2019s son!
The God in\u00adcar\u00adnate born,
Whose arm those crim\u00adson tro\u00adphies won
Which now His brow adorn!
Fruit of the mys\u00adtic rose,
As of that rose the stem;
The root whence mer\u00adcy ev\u00ader flows,
The Babe of Beth\u00adle\u00adhem!

Crown Him the Lord of love!
Behold His hands and side,
Those wounds, yet vi\u00adsi\u00adble above,
In beau\u00adty glo\u00adri\u00adfied:
No an\u00adgel in the sky
Can ful\u00adly bear that sight,
But down\u00adward bends his burn\u00ading eye
At mys\u00adter\u00adies so bright!

Crown Him the Lord of peace!
Whose pow\u00ader a scep\u00adter sways
From pole to pole, that wars may cease,
Absorbed in pray\u00ader and praise:
His reign shall know no end,
And round His pierc\u00ad\u00e8d feet
Fair flow\u00aders of pa\u00adra\u00addise ex\u00adtend
Their frag\u00adrance ev\u00ader sweet.

Crown Him the Lord of years,
The Po\u00adten\u00adtate of time,
Creator of the roll\u00ading spheres,
Ineffably sub\u00adlime.
All hail, Re\u00addeem\u00ader, hail!
For Thou has died for me;
Thy praise and glo\u00adry shall not fail
Throughout eter\u00adni\u00adty.

Crown Him the Lord of Heav\u2019n,
Enthroned in worlds above,
Crown Him the king to whom is giv\u2019n
The won\u00addrous name of Love.
Crown Him with ma\u00adny crowns,
As thrones be\u00adfore Him fall;
Crown Him, ye kings, with ma\u00adny crowns,
For He is king of all.

Crown Him the Son of God,
Before the worlds be\u00adgan,
And ye who tread where He hath trod,
Crown Him the Son of Man;
Who ev\u00adery grief hath known
That wrings the hu\u00adman breast,
And takes and bears them for His own,
That all in Him may rest.

Crown Him the Lord of life,
Who tri\u00adumphed o\u2019er the grave,
And rose vic\u00adto\u00adri\u00adous in the strife
For those He came to save.
His glo\u00adries now we sing,
Who died, and rose on high,
Who died eter\u00adnal life to bring,
And lives that death may die.

Crown Him the Lord of lords,
Who ov\u00ader all doth reign,
Who once on earth, the in\u00adcar\u00adnate Word,
For ran\u00adsomed sin\u00adners slain,
Now lives in realms of light,
Where saints with an\u00adgels sing
Their songs be\u00adfore Him day and night,
Their God, Re\u00addeem\u00ader, king.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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