PSALM 118. v. 24–26. Fourth Part. (C. M.) Hosanna; the Lord's Day; or, Christ's Resurrection and our Salvation.
I
This is the day the Lord hath made,
He calls the hours his own;
Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad,
And praise surround the throne.
II
To-day he rose and left the dead,
And Satan's empire fell;
To-day the saints his triumph spread,
And all his wonders tell.
III
Hosanna to th'anointed King,
To David's holy Son:
Help us, O Lord; descend and bring
Salvation from the throne.
IV
Blest be the Lord, who comes to men
With messages of grace;
Who comes in God his Father's name
To save our sinful race.
V
Hosanna in the highest strains
The church on earth can raise;
The highest heavens, in which he reigns,
Shall give him nobler praise.
See the notes on the foregoing and following hymns.
