The Hymnal 1982 ‎#486

486. Hosanna to the living Lord

1 Hosanna to the living Lord!
Hosanna to the incarnate Word!
To Christ, Creator, Savior, King,
let earth, let heaven, hosanna sing!

Refrain:
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: [Refrain]

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. [Refrain]

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. [Refrain]

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. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Hosanna to the living Lord
• Author: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826 (alt.)
• Meter: LM with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Jesus Christ our Lord

Tune Information

• Name: HOSANNA
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
• Meter: LM with Refrain
• Key: A♭ Major