As we prepare for Palm Sunday, let us think about this beginning to what the church calls Holy Week, for good reason.
MY PSALM 340 THREE TRIUMPHAL ENTRIES
I Palm Sunday
All praise to the King of Kings
Lord of Lord, who comes
In the name of The Almighty
Hosanna!
He rides mounted on a donkey
As prophesied,
To praises and cheers from the crowd.
He enters Jerusalem,
Palm fronds and garments thrown down,
Proclaimed as King of Kings
The very Son of God.
II The Ascension
Lift high the gates, lift high the ancient doors,
Lift up your heads,
The King of Glory is coming in
Ascended from earth
Where He proclaims salvation
Through His perfect sacrifice.
Bow down and praise the
King of Kings, Lord of Lords.
Prepare a place for Him
At the right hand of the Father
For He is the King of Glory.
III On the Last Day
Trumpeters, prepare to announce the King.
Jesus, Triumphant Lord,
Your Kingdom is announced.
Your third triumphant entry begins
“The kingdom of the world has become
The Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ
And He will reign forever and ever.”
The message, shouted so all the earth will hear.
The temple is opened, the ark is revealed,
Jesus sits upon the throne, appearing in authority,
And returns to judge the living and the dead.
Let us who have ears to hear and eyes to see
Behold the Lord Jesus in His three triumphal entries
Into our world and for our sake
Because of the mercy and love Almighty Father,
The atonement of our precious Jesus Christ,
Who for our sakes, took on flesh
To become part of our world for just a little while,
And for the Holy Spirit
Who keeps our souls safe to see
The final victory of the Lamb, The Lion, the Holy One,
Emanuel, the Incarnate Son of God, Son of Man,
And our beneficent Savior,
Jesus Christ our Lord.[1]
[1] Previously published in Beyond Easter: Ascension and Pentecost. Betty Whitaker Jackson
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