Plenty of celebratory hymns in this week's Palm Sunday edition of Hymns on Sunday, including one that's been in use as a Palm Sunday processional hymn since the 10th century.
Entry into Jerusalem - Giotto (Arena Chapel) Photo: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 / Steven Zucker
SONG: ALL GLORY, LAUD AND HONOUR
Artist: Choir of All Saints, Margaret St, London
Words/Music: Theodulph trans Neale/Teschner
Recording: Priory PRCD 707
Refrain:
All glory, laud and honour,
To thee, redeemer, king,
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.
Thou art the king of Israel,
Thou David’s royal son,
Who in the Lord’s name comest,
The king and blessèd one.
Refrain:
The company of angels
Is praising Thee on high,
And mortal men, and all things
Created make reply.
Refrain:
The people of the Hebrews
With palms before thee went;
Our prayer and praise and anthems
Before thee we present.
Refrain:
To thee, before thy passion,
They sang their hymns of praise;
To thee, now high exalted,
Our melody we raise.
Refrain:
Thou didst accept their praises;
Accept the prayers we bring,
Who in all good delightest,
Thou good and gracious king.
Refrain:
Within that blessed city
thy praises may we sing,
and ever raise hosannas
to our most loving King.
Refrain:
SONG: GIVE TO OUR GOD IMMORTAL PRAISE
Artist: Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral, Dunedin, Raymond White (dir)
Words/Music: Watts/Griffiths
Recording: Ely 105
Give to our God immortal praise:
mercy and truth are all his ways;
wonders of grace to God belong;
repeat his mercies in your song.
Give to the Lord of lords renown;
the King of kings with glory crown:
his mercies ever shall endure,
when lords and kings are known no more.
He sent His Son with power to save
from guilt and darkness and the grave;
wonders of grace to God belong;
repeat his mercies in your song.
Through this vain world he guides our feet,
and leads us to his heavenly seat:
his mercies ever shall endure,
when this our world shall be no more.
SONG: REJOICE! THE LORD IS KING
Artist: Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O’Donnell (dir), Robert Quinney (organ)
Words/Music: C Wesley/Handel
Recording: Hyperion 712801
Rejoice, the lord is king!
Your lord and king adore;
Mortals give thanks and sing,
And triumph evermore;
Lift up your heart,
Lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
Jesus, the Saviour, reigns,
The God of truth and love;
When he had purged our stains,
He took his seat above;
Lift up your heart,
Lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
His kingdom cannot fail,
He rules o’er earth and heav’n;
The keys of death and hell
Are to our Jesus giv’n;
Lift up your heart,
Lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
He sits at God’s right hand
Till all his foes submit,
And bow to his command,
And fall beneath his feet:
Lift up your heart,
Lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
SONG: RIDE ON, KING JESUS!
Artist: Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Words/Music: Trad/Trad
Recording: Bonneville 510097
Ride on King Jesus!
No man can hinder me
Ride on King Jesus, ride on!
No man can hinder me.
For he is King of Kings
he is Lord of Lords
O Jesus Christ, the first and last
No man works like him.
For he is King of Kings
and he is Lord of Lords
O Jesus Christ, the first and last
No man works like him.
King Jesus rides a milk white horse
no man works like him.
The river Jordan he did cross
No man works like him
He is King of Kings
he is Lord of Lords
O Jesus Christ, the first and last
No man works like him.
King Jesus rides in the middle of the air
no man works like him.
O won’t you ride on, King Jesus
No man can hinder me.
Ride on, King Jesus, ride on!
No man can hinder me.
For he is King of Kings
he is Lord of Lords
O Jesus Christ, the first and last
No man works like him.
For he is King of Kings
he is Lord of Lords
O Jesus Christ, the first and last
No man works like him
SONG: WORSHIP THE LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS
Artist: Cantus Choro
Words/Music: Monsell/Anon
Recording: Move 743142
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness;
bow down before Him, His glory proclaim;
gold of obedience and incense of lowliness
bring, and adore him; the Lord is his Name!
Low at his feet lay thy burden of carefulness,
high on his heart he will bear it for thee,
comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness,
guiding thy steps as may best for thee be.
Fear not to enter his courts in the slenderness
of the poor wealth thou wouldst reckon as thine;
truth in its beauty, and love in its tenderness,
these are the offerings to lay on His shrine.
These, though we bring them in trembling and fearfulness,
he will accept for the Name that is dear;
mornings of joy give for evenings of tearfulness,
trust for our trembling, and hope for our fear.
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness;
bow down before Him, His glory proclaim;
gold of obedience and incense of lowliness
bring, and adore him; the Lord is his name!
SONG: WE SING THE PRAISE OF HIM WHO DIED
Artist: Choir of St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
Words/Music: Kelly/Nicholson
Recording: Priory PRCD 707
We sing the praise of him who died,
of him who died upon the cross;
the sinner's hope let men deride,
for this we count the world but loss.
Inscribed upon the cross we see
in shining letters, 'God is love';
he bears our sins upon the tree;
he brings us mercy from above.
The cross! It takes our guilt away:
it holds the fainting spirit up;
it cheers with hope the gloomy day,
and sweetens every bitter cup.
It makes the coward spirit brave,
and nerves the feeble arm for fight;
it takes its terror from the grave,
and gilds the bed of death with light:
The balm of life, the cure of woe,
the measure and the pledge of love,
the sinner's refuge here below,
the angels' theme in heaven above.
SONG: GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN
Artist: Choir of the Cathedral of St Paul, Wellington, Michael Stewart (dir), Richard Apperley (organ)
Words/Music: Rankin/Vaughan Williams
Label: RNZ 2020
God be with you till we meet again,
By His counsels guide, uphold you,
With His sheep securely fold you,
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again,
When life’s perils thick confound you,
Put His arms unfailing round you,
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again,
’Neath His wings protecting hide you,
Daily manna still divide you,
God be with you till we meet again.
SONG: RIDE ON, RIDE ON IN MAJESTY
Artist: Choir of All Saints, Margaret St, London
Words/Music: Milman/Dykes
Recording: Priory PRCD 707
Ride on, ride on, in majesty!
Hark! all the tribes hosanna cry;
O Saviour meek, pursue your road
With palms and scattered garments strowed.
Ride on, ride on, in majesty!
In lowly pomp ride on to die!
O Christ! Your triumph now begin
O’er captive death and conquered sin.
Ride on, ride on, in majesty!
Your last and fiercest strife is nigh;
The father, on his sapphire throne,
Awaits his own anointed son.
Ride on, ride on, in majesty!
In lowly pomp ride on to die;
Bow your meek head to mortal pain,
Then take, O God, your power, and reign.
