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Verse 1
Hosanna to the royal Son
Of David’s ancient line,
His natures two, his person one,
Mysterious and divine.
Verse 2
The root of David here we find,
And offspring is the same;
Eternity and time are join’d
In our Immanuel’s name.
Verse 3
Bless’d he that comes to wretched men
With peaceful news from heaven;
Hosannas of the highest strain
To Christ the Lord be given.
Verse 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.
Isaac Watts, “Hosanna to the Royal Son”