Scripture Verse

Hosanna in the highest! Mark 11:10

Introduction

Words: Will­iam J. Lib­ber­ton, in Ep­worth Prais­es (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Ep­worth League, 1909), num­ber 155.

Music: Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Lib­ber­ton (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Charles Gabriel (1856–1932)

Lyrics

To God our king, who rules above,
We bring our trib­ute and our love,
And glad­ly bow be­fore His throne
With an­gel hosts, whose sweet­est tone
Is heard in song of him who sings:
Hosanna to the King of kings!

Refrain

Hosanna, ho­san­na!
Hosanna to our God!
Hosanna to the migh­ty God!
Hosanna, ho­san­na!
Hosanna to our Lord and King!

Let mount­ains lift their heads of stone,
And join the seas in swell­ing tone,
To ec­ho back the song we sing
Of glo­ry, glo­ry to our king
Who saves us by His pre­cious blood,
Oh, sing ho­san­na to our God!

Refrain

Let sons of men, re­deem­ed by blood,
Of the in­car­nate Son of God
Join hosts above who sweep the lyre,
And all the bright an­gel­ic choir
Who day and night un­wear­ied sing
Hosanna, to our glo­ri­ous king!

Refrain

Let things on earth, with things above,
Join in the an­them of His love,
Till earth and sea, and star­ry sky,
Unite as one to make re­ply
With blood-washed hosts, be­fore the throne,
That Christ is king, and He alone.

Refrain