Come, faithful people, come away,Your homage unto Jesus pay;
It is the feast of palms today;
Hosanna in the highest!
Go, Savior, thus to triumph borne,
Thy crown shall be the wreath of thorn,
Thy royal garb the robe of scorn:
Hosanna in the highest!
They thronged before, behind, around,
They cast palm branches on the ground,
And still rose up the joyful sound:
Hosanna in the highest!
Thus, Savior, to thy passion go,
Arrayed in royalty of woe,
Assumed for people here below:
Hosanna in the highest!
Gerard Moultrie, 1867; alt.
Tune: GREENWELL (8.8.8.7.)
William J. Kirkpatrick, 1885
Three Years Ago: Green Palms and Blossoms Gay
Two Years Ago: The Victor Palm Branch Waving
One Year Ago: To See the Approaching Sacrifice
