Palms Procession

orchidee



Tune: St Theodulph

('All glory, laud, and honour')

Matthew 21 v.1 - 11 parts

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Chorus

Prepare the royal pathway

'Hosanna, Save Lord', say

Seated on humble beast, He

Comes, brings salvation, see

 

Triumphant this His entry

To Jerusalem be

Yet meek, lowly, and friendly

Serves God acceptably - Chorus

 

Very great multitude there

Saw donkey, which did bear

The Saviour of the world sure

Atoning One e'ermore - Chorus

 

Garments and palm branches spread

On the road, they did tread

Going before and after

Jesus, voices did stir - Chorus

 

Hosanna be to the Son

Of David, He the One

Blessed He that comes in the name

Of the Lord, Christ the same - Chorus

 

On arrival, the city

Was moved, said, Who this be?

Reply, Jesus the prophet

Of Nazareth, none fret - Chorus

 

Look, see, do you this King know

And Lord, no battle-bow

He brings, nor war-horse sturdy

But humility free - Chorus

 

Ride on to your destiny

Though crowds would fickle be

Rejoicing now, but later

They would to hatred stir - Chorus

 

Yet triumph through suffering

Cross before crown did bring

Help us to faithful follow

And constant your ways go - Chorus

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 13th, 2019 02:20
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem with verses and chorus in 7.6.7.6. metre. It brings in the mystery of suffering. 'No crown before the cross' has become somewhat of a standard phrase. Make of it what you will.
  • Category: Spiritual
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  • Neville

    when you feel it hurting, the mystery of suffering goes write out the bloomin window...... Just thought I would get in first for once..... N

    • orchidee

      Thanks N - you chopping down those palms? It don't help for conservation, but was right for that time.

      • Neville

        ............................................................................ 🙂

        • orchidee

          Maybe some complained, being PC, that cutting down the palms was not helping conservation. Eh?

          • Neville

            I was just thinning out the thicket...

            • orchidee

              They were 'strawing' their garments in the way too, on the road. Did any think 'I've just brought this new coat recently, now a donkey's trampling over it - with muddy paws?' But that too was right for the occasion at the time.

            • ANGELA & BRIAN

              THANKS UNCLE STEVE ~ For a great Golden Oldie for Palm Sunday ~ no modern Hymn could do it justice. Your Poem descibes exactly what I saw in Obberamagau in 2000 and also what You & Uncle Andy saw in AD 33 ~ AMEN ! Thanks for your Saturday uplift !
              Love to you & Fido ~ will He get an EGG next week ?
              Blessings BRIAN & ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

              • orchidee

                Thanks B&A. Yep, I was there for the original in about 821AD. There's 'Make way, make way, for Christ The King'. One of your favourites, Brian Kendrick? That's a good one too. I'm only against 'endless choruses' plus them being sung 3 or 4 weeks in a row - laziness in not bothering to select different songs! I mean sung about 500 times in a row, or seems like it. lol.
                Noooooo, not a choccy egg for Fido, it would kill him off. A normal egg maybe. He will sit down to bacon and eggs.

              • Goldfinch60

                Good one Orchi.

                • orchidee

                  Thanks Gold.

                • Gary Edward Geraci

                  Just in time for Palm Sunday Orchidee. Thank you for brining it alive in your writings.

                  • orchidee

                    Thanks Gary.



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