A Hymn for Palm Sunday

Along The Road Our Savior Came

A Hymn for Palm Sunday

Luke 19:28-40

By John A. Dalles

Suggested Familiar Tunes:

KINGSFOLD, ROSEATE HUES, SHACKELFORD, VARINA

Meter: CMD

Along the road our Savior came upon a donkey’s foal—

A blameless beast not ridden on, till chosen for this role.

As Christ approached Jerusalem, great multitudes appeared

And sang with joy to welcome Him—Salvation drawing near!

They freely gave the best they had—the garments from their backs.

They spread them on the dusty road to soften Jesus’ tracks

They smoothed His way toward victory and His eternal throne,

That He would gain on splintered cross, by dying there, alone.

They cut whole branches from the trees. They waved the fronds of palm.

Their shrill hosannas caught the breeze, rebounding far and long,

And on He rode in humbleness, our promised Lord and Christ

Whose diadem would be of thorns; whose life was sacrifice.

Self-righteous ones, there in the crowd said, "Scold your raucous friends;

Rebuke them, they are rude and loud, their boisterousness offends!"

Such disingenuous piety scarce hid their evil ways.

This is how it will ever be - when wrong responds to grace.

But Jesus did not silence them; far from it, Jesus said

That even if no shouts were heard, the stones would sing intead—

So sing, His people! Sing this day of passion and of palms.

For Christ the Lord has come our way: All praise to Christ belong!

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