Hosanna, Loud Hosanna

Verse 1
Hosanna, loud ho­san­na,
The lit­tle child­ren sang; (Matt. 21:9, Mark 11:9-10)
Through pil­lared court and tem­ple
The lovely an­them rang.
To Je­sus, who had blessed them
Close fold­ed to His breast, (Matt. 9:13-15, Mark 10:16)
The child­ren sang their prais­es,
The simp­lest and the best. (Matt. 21:9, Mark 11:9-10, Ps. 8:2)

Verse 2
From Ol­iv­et they fol­lowed
Mid an ex­ult­ant crowd, (Luke 19:37-38)
The vic­tor palm branch wav­ing, (John 12:13)
And chant­ing clear and loud;
Bright an­gels joined the chor­us,
Beyond the cloud­less sky,
Hosanna in the high­est,
Glory to God on high! (Luke 2:13-14)

Verse 3
Fair leaves of sil­ve­ry ol­ive
They strewed up­on the ground, (Matt. 21:8)
While Sa­lem’s circ­ling mount­ains
Echoed the joy­ful sound;
The Lord of men and an­gels
Rode on in low­ly state, (Zech. 9:9, Matt. 21:5)
Nor scorned that lit­tle child­ren
Should on His bid­ding wait. (Matt. 21:1-17, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-40, John 12:12-19)

Verse 4
Hosanna in the high­est!
That an­cient song we sing, (Ps. 118:25-26, Matt. 21:9, Mark 11:9-10)
For Christ is our Re­deem­er,
The Lord of Heav­en our king.
O may we ev­er praise Him
With heart and life and voice,
And in His bliss­ful pre­sence
Eternally re­joice! (Ps. 16:11)