Scripture Verse

Children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David! Matthew 21:15

Introduction

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Cyrus A. Bartol
1813–1900

Words: Cy­rus A. Bar­tol, in Child­ren’s Praise: A Book of Pray­ers and Hymns for the Child­ren of the Church (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Tick­nor & Fields, 1858), num­ber 62.

Music: Love’s Con­se­cra­tion Ab­ram B. Kolb, 1902 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Abram B. Kolb
1862–1925

Lyrics

Hosanna unto Da­vid’s son!
The He­brew off­spring cry;
Hosanna to the low­ly One!
The Gen­tile youth re­ply.

Hosanna for His bless­ings giv’n!
Sang such as felt His hand;
Hosanna, touched by Him from Hea­ven,
Sings our still bless­èd band.

Bright with the face of God, He shows
Our an­gels’ guard­ian ranks;
Hosanna! as to them He goes,
We greet Him with our thanks.

From east to west, in shrines of praise,
As in the courts above,
We children our ho­san­nas raise,
He breathed for us such love!

Kingdom, of which He said we are,
Below or in the skies,
Come shine in glo­ry thence afar,
Until our spi­rits rise!