The Hymnal 1982 486
Hosanna to the living Lord
- Tune
- hosanna
- Author(s)
- Reginald Heber, 1783-1826
- Composer(s)
- John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8 with refrain
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1 Hosanna to the living Lord! Hosanna to the incarnate Word! To Christ, Creator, Savior, King, let earth, let heaven, hosanna sing! Hosanna Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
2 Hosanna Lord! thine angels cry; Hosanna Lord! thy saints reply; above, beneath us, and around, both dead and living swell the sound: Hosanna Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
3 O Savior, with protecting care abide in this thy house of prayer, where we assembled in thy Name, in faith, thy parting promise claim. Hosanna Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
4 But, chiefest, in our cleansed breast, Eternal! bid thy Spirit rest; and make our secret soul to be a temple pure and worthy thee. Hosanna Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
5 So in the last and dreadful day, when earth and heaven shall melt away, thy flock, redeemed from sinful stain, shall swell the sound of praise again. Hosanna Lord! Hosanna in the highest!