Hymn
Hosanna to the living Lord!
Hosanna to the living Lord!
Hosanna to the Incarnate Word!
To Christ, Creator, Saviour, King,
Let earth, let heaven, Hosanna sing!
Hosanna, Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna, Lord! Thine angels cry;
Hosanna, Lord! Thy saints reply;
Above, beneath us, and around,
The dead and living swell the sound:
Hosanna, Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
O Saviour, with protecting care,
Return to this Thy house of prayer;
Assembled in Thy sacred Name,
Where we Thy parting promise claim:
Hosanna, Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
But, chiefest, in our cleansed breast,
Eternal, bid Thy Spirit rest,
And make our secret soul to be
A temple pure, and worthy Thee:
Hosanna, Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
So, in that last and dreadful day,
When earth and heaven shall melt away,
Thy flock, redeemed from sinful stain,
Shall swell the sound of praise again:
Hosanna, Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna to the living Lord! — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/hosanna-to-the-living-lord
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Hosanna to the living Lord?
The words of Hosanna to the living Lord were written by Reginald Heber; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 13 more hymns by Reginald Heber, including Christ's Second Advent and Have Mercy On Us.
Is Hosanna to the living Lord public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Church Hymnal, published in 1920. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Hosanna to the living Lord?
Hosanna to the living Lord is in 8.8.8.8.11.