Lyrics
Chorus
Jesus, we crown you with praise
Jesus, we crown you with praise
We love and adore you
Bow down before you
Jesus, we crown you with praise
Chorus
Jesus, we crown you with praise
Jesus, we crown you with praise
We love and adore you
Bow down before you
Jesus, we crown you with praise
Verse 1
The first time you came
They crowned you with thorns
As on an old rugged cross you were raised
But the next time you come
It won't be as before
For this time we crown you with praise
Chorus
Jesus, we crown you with praise
Jesus, we crown you with praise
We love and adore you
Bow down before you
Jesus, we crown you with praise
Tag
We love and adore you
Bow down before you
Jesus,we crown you with praise
Spoken
And we welcome everybody here tonight
This is a very unusual setting for The Collingsworth family to be in and for all of you to be in
But I think lifting up the name of Jesus, in this very climate and atmosphere
Is the best thing we could do tonight
And we want you to join with us
We don't want you just to be neutral observers
Of this process for the next hour or so
But we want you to be willing participants with us
Because his word says "If we lift him up, all men will be drawn to him"
And we're gonna lift you up tonight
Chorus
Jesus, we crown you with praise
Jesus, we crown you with praise
We love and adore you
Bow down before you
Jesus, we crown you with praise
Tag
We love and adore you
Bow down before you
Jesus,we crown you with praise
Jesus, we crown you with praise
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Jesus We Crown You with Praise is a short worship song that answers the crown of thorns with a crown of praise. The chorus repeats the title with the words "We love and adore you, bow down before you," and the verse contrasts the first coming, when Jesus was crowned with thorns and raised on an old rugged cross, with the next coming, when He will be crowned with praise.
The contrast draws on Matthew 27:29 and Revelation 19:12, with the call to bow before Him recalling Philippians 2:10-11. A spoken passage in the middle welcomes people to the setting and invites everyone to take part instead of watching, citing the idea that lifting Jesus up draws all people to Him, a phrase from John 12:32. That makes the recorded version feel like a live gathering. Simple wording and repeated lines make the song easy for a congregation to learn and sing.
Related Scripture
- Philippians 2:10-11 Every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
- Revelation 19:12 Christ is seen wearing many crowns.
- John 12:32 Jesus says that when lifted up He will draw all people to Himself.