The Palms

Let the palms wave on this most hap­py day!

Greetings they bear to us of joy and glad­ness.

Jesus is come to take all grief away

He comes to ban­ish gloom and sad­ness.

People and tongues shall chant His praise;

Tune ev­ery voice

His name be glad­ly sing­ing.

Hosanna! Glo­ry to God!

Glory to Him who comes bring­ing sal­va­tion.

His gen­tle voice per­vades the migh­ty throng.

’Tis He who free­dom gives o’er land and sea;

’Tis He who gives in dark­est night a song

Gives light

O Lord

that we may come to Thee!

Rejoice

re­joice

Je­ru­sa­lem the ho­ly!

Loud let thy joy­ous notes in praise as­cend­ing.

Laud Him

the Child of Beth­le­hem the low­ly

All hearts aflame

in song all voices blend­ing.