Hosanna!

Matthew 21:7-11

They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Hosanna in the highest heaven!" When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?" The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee."

Hark! how the children,

Shrill and high,

Hosanna cry!

Their joys provoke the distant sky,

Where thrones and seraphims reply,

And their own angels shine and sing

In a bright ring!

Such young, sweet mirth

Makes heaven and earth

Join in a joyful symphony!

Henry Vaughan 1622-1695