I want to wear the crown

Jesus, my all to heav'n is gone;

p. 66
Key G major
Singing key D major
Time 2/4
8 stanzas

Words

Jesus, my all to heav'n is gone;I want to wear the crown,He whom I fix my hopes upon;I want to wear the crown,Oh my heart says praise the Lord,my heart says praise the Lord.my heart says praise the Lord,I want to wear the crown.

The way the holy prophets went,I want to wear the crown,The road that leads from banishment;I want to wear the crown,Oh my heart says praise the Lord,my heart says praise the Lord.my heart says praise the Lord,I want to wear the crown.

His track I see, and I'll pursue,I want to wear the crown,The narrow way, till him I view,I want to wear the crown;Oh my heart says praise the Lord,my heart says praise the Lord.my heart says praise the Lord,I want to wear the crown.

The King's highway of holiness,I want to wear the crown,I'll go, for all his paths are peace.I want to wear the crown.Oh my heart says praise the Lord,my heart says praise the Lord.my heart says praise the Lord,I want to wear the crown.

Lo! glad I come, and thou, blest Lamb,I want to wear the crown,Shalt take me to thee whose I am;I want to wear the crown,Oh my heart says praise the Lord,my heart says praise the Lord.my heart says praise the Lord,I want to wear the crown.

Nothing but sin have I to give,I want to wear the crown,Nothing but love shall I receive.I want to wear the crown,Oh my heart says praise the Lord,my heart says praise the Lord.my heart says praise the Lord,I want to wear the crown.

Then will I tell to sinners round,I want to wear the crown,What a dear Savior I have found,I want to wear the crown,Oh my heart says praise the Lord,my heart says praise the Lord.my heart says praise the Lord,I want to wear the crown.

I'll point to thy redeeming blood,I want to wear the crown,And say, 'Behold the way to God!'I want to wear the crown,Oh my heart says praise the Lord,my heart says praise the Lord.my heart says praise the Lord,I want to wear the crown.

About this hymn

As printed Millennial Harp (1843), Part I, printed page 66 (PDF page 70); stanzas 3–8 on printed page 67 (PDF page 71). Stanzas 1–2 are printed interlinear under the music (two text lines in systems 1–3; system 4 carries stanza 1 only). The refrain «Oh my heart says praise the Lord, …» is printed in full only in stanza 1; stanza 2 prints its first phrase only, and stanzas 3–8 end with the cue «Oh my heart says, &c.» (stanza 6: «Oh my heart says praise, &c.»). Words read from the print at 600 dpi and compared word by word with an independent Grok-vision reading (no divergence in the words). Spelling and punctuation exactly as printed; the missing spaces after commas under the music («Jesus,my», «went,I», «crown,The», «Lord,I») are kept in lyrics_syllables.txt and normalised here.