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The crowns of earth are jewelled dust - The Crown
(Ray Palmer/Johannes Thomas Rüegg)

The crown.

"There is laid up for me a crown." (2 Timothy 4,8)

1. The crowns of earth are jewelled dust,
  or weights, the wearer's brow to press;
but thou, O Christ, dost give the just
  a nobler crown of righteousness. (PDF - Midi)

2. That crown, of thine own love the seal,
  on thine a gift of love bestowed,
diviner splendours shall reveal
  than e'er on princely head hath glowed.

3. Ten thousand faithful souls and true
  now wear the crown that wore thy shame;
that many a wasting anguish knew,
  and as through fires to glory came.

4. We yet must wage the long-drawn strife,
  and oft with prayers our groans ascend;
we battle for immortal life,
  give strength and courage to the end.

5. Then be it ours to hear thee say,
  when we shall lay our armour down, –
"The faith ye kept! Ye won the day!
  Come, take and wear the matchless crown!"

1866.

Ray Palmer, in: The Poetical Works of Ray Palmer, 1876, 35.

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