Hymn 538
Hosanna! Raise the pealing hymn
Meter: C.M.
1
Hosanna! Raise the pealing hymn
To David’s Son and Lord;
With Cherubim and Seraphim
Exalt the incarnate Word.
2
Hosanna! Lord our feeble tongue
No lofty strains can raise;
But thou wilt not despise the young
Who meekly chant Thy praise.
3
Hosanna! Sovereign, Prophet, Priest,
How vast thy gifts, how free!
Thy blood, our life; Thy word, our Feast;
Thy name our only plea.
4
Hosanna! Master, lo, we bring
Our offerings to Thy throne;
Not Gold, nor myrrh, nor mortal thing,
But hearts to be thine own.
5
Hosanna! Once thy gracious ear
Approved a lisping throng;
Be gracious still, and deign to hear
Our poor but grateful song.
6
O Saviour, if, redeemed by Thee,
Thy temple we behold,
Hosannas through eternity
We’ll sing to harps of gold.