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Hosanna to the Royal Son

Isaac Watts· Post-Reformation

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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”