Hosanna To the Chosen One

He rode in on a donkey, Multitudes were there Chants of Hosanna And Master filled the air The apostles cleared the way For this gentle holy man People reached out to touch him Not knowing his father’s plan “Look this way Jesus Heal my loved one’s pain” “I heard you raise the dead” Was a popular refrain But only Jesus knew The burden he would bear As he gently bowed his head And closed his eyes in prayer How were they to know As they knelt to kiss his hem How soon their cheers would fade And he would be condemned But Jesus knew what was ahead It could not be undone Thus he freely give his life for us As God’s only begotten son. Copyright©2012 Beatrice Boyle (All rights reserved)