279. Hosanna in the Highest
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Hosanna
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Where will you go after the palms are spread,
Where will you stand when the parade is done,
What will you do when the hosannas have been said
And there is need for you alone to live the faith?
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It is not hard to join the shouting crowd
There is no risk involved when times are good,
Are you content to stand and simply wave the palms
When there is need for you alone to live the faith?
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This Christ rode slowly on that donkey’s back,
Such joyous multitudes were gathered round,
This Christ went thru the palms and walked the untrod road,
For there was need for one alone to live the faith.
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Winds on a hillside whisper round the cross,
Such is the challenge of this day of palms,
This is the call: to step beyond the noisy crowd
And fill the need for one alone to live the faith.
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Hosanna in the highest,
Hosanna in the highest,
Blessed are those who come
In the name of the Lord.
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© Copyright 1981 by Ann Freeman Price
