Hosanna to the King

Our church choir/orchestra/organ Easter concerts are just around the corner now — the weekend of March 30th. Again, we had been practicing separately from the orchestra and organ until very recently. We had a combined rehearsal last weekend and will have another one this evening. I love when we're all together. What a difference it makes in the sound!

This piece by Dan Forrest (below) is one of my favorites of the many pieces we're doing.  I chose to post this one first because it depicts John 12:12-15 — "On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, 'Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, even the King of Israel.' Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written, 'FEAR NOT, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY’S COLT.'" 

Amazing that all this took place mere days before they turned on Him crying, "Crucify, crucify Him!"


Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna,
Hosanna!  Hosanna!  Hosanna!

Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna to the King!
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna to the King!
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna,
Hosanna!  Hosanna!  Hosanna!

Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord.
Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord.
In the name of the Lord.

Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna to the King!
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna to the King!
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna,
Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna!

Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna to the King!
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna!

Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna! 
Hosanna!  Hosanna! 
Hosanna!  Hosanna! 
Hosanna!  Hosanna!  Hosanna!  Hosanna!

Hosanna!

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