1 Hosanna to the royal Son
Of David's ancient line,
His natures two, His person one,
Mysterious and divine,
Mysterious and divine.
2 The root of David, here we find,
And offspring is the same:
Eternity and time are joined
In our Immanuel's name.
3 Blest He that comes to wretched men
With peaceful news from heaven;
Hosannas of the highest strain
To Christ the Lord be given.
4 Let mortals ne'er refuse to take
Th'hosanna on their tongues,
Lest rocks and stones should rise, and break
Their silence into songs.
Amen.
Source: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #112
First Line: | Hosanna to the royal Son |
Title: | Hosanna to Christ |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Meter: | 8.6.8.6 |
Source: | Watts' Hymns & Spiritual Songs, 1707 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Hosanna to the royal Son. I. Watts. [Christmas.] Published in his Hymns, &c, 1707, p. 17, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. (1709 ed., Book i., No. 16), and entitled "Hosanna to Christ,"
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)