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Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44; John 12:12-19

Hosanna

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Hosanna

Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44; John 12:12-19

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Hosanna

Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44; John 12:12-19

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This song belongs to the Matthew collection. 8 recordings are available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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[Processional Opening] Untie the colt no man has ridden. The Lord has need; let it be brought. Garments spread across the roadway, Palm branches raised in every court. Bethany behind the company, Olivet beneath the sky; Zion's King came meek and lowly, Not on warhorse passing by. [Chorus] Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He that comes In the name of the Lord, While the city beats like drums. Hosanna in the highest! Let the stones themselves reply If every human voice is silenced When the King is passing by. [Verse 2] Children shouted in the temple; Pharisees demanded peace. The multitude recalled the signs, And praise would not release. Yet from the ridge He saw Jerusalem, Wept for what it would not know: The things that belonged to peace were hidden, And siege would follow after show. [Bridge] Crowns expected sudden conquest. Prophecy chose gentler frame. The King rode toward rejection, Toward the cross beneath the name. [Final Chorus] Hosanna to the Son of David! Palm and garment marked the ground. Blessed is He that comes in God's name; Jerusalem shook beneath the sound. Hosanna in the highest! The humble King had entered town.

Named in this songBethanyOlivetZionDavidJerusalemThe cross

About the passage

Matthew 21: The king enters, and the question becomes fruit

Jerusalem receives Jesus with royal language, prophetic imagery, and public uncertainty about who he is. The Book of Matthew presents the entrance as deliberate: Jesus sends for the animals, the crowd cries “Hosanna,” and Zechariah’s meek king frames the procession. In the temple, he drives out buying and selling, but the cleared space is immediately filled with healing as the blind and lame come to him and children continue the praise the leaders resent. A fruitless fig tree then turns the chapter’s concern toward what visible promise actually produces. The question of authority leads to John’s baptism, where the leaders calculate the consequences of each possible answer rather than state what they believe. Two vineyard parables press the issue further. One son refuses but later obeys; another speaks respectfully and does nothing. Tenants recognize the heir and kill him. Again and again, correct position, speech, or stewardship is tested by fruit, and the chapter closes with leaders recognizing themselves in the warning without repenting.

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