The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2557

2557. Hosanna! Be the Children's Song

1. Hosanna! be the children’s song,
To Christ, the children’s King;
His praise, to whom our souls belong,
Let all the children sing.

2. Hosanna! sound from hill to hill,
And spread from plain to plain,
While louder, sweeter, clearer still,
Woods echo to the strain.

3. Hosanna! on the wings of light
O’er earth and ocean fly,
Till morn to eve, and noon to night,
And Heaven to earth, reply.

4. Hosanna! then, our song shall be;
Hosanna to our King!
This is the children’s jubilee;
Let all the children sing.

Text Information

• First Line: Hosanna! be the children's song
• Title: Hosanna! Be the Children's Song
• Author: James Montgomery (1853)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Original Hymns for Public, Private and Social Devotion, 1853, number 325
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Montgomery wrote these words for the London Sunday School Jubilee.

Tune Information

• Name: HUMMEL
• Composer: Henrich Christoph Zeuner (1832)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 51112 34354 32177
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain