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Scripture References

Further Reflections on Scripture References

This song has two clearly delineated sections (stanza and refrain). The stanza serve as narration to the story of Christ’s triumphal entry – in the historical past on stanza 1 and in the worshipful present on the second. The refrain moves from narration to action, and places us as participants in the singing of the “Hosannas.” 

 

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Call to Worship

Loving Father,
as we journey with your Son in this week of remembrance and hope,
help us to understand you and your love for the world more clearly.
Transform us by the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ
and prepare us for service in your kingdom,
through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
[The Worship Sourcebook]
— Worship Sourcebook Edition Two
God of all time,
as we prepare to worship you today and this week,
help us to call to mind these past events in Jesus’ life
so that we can sense their significance for our present lives
and for the future you are preparing for all creation.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
[The Worship Sourcebook]
— Worship Sourcebook Edition Two

Blessing/Benediction

May the God who sent his Son
so that we could be adopted as God’s own children,
send his Spirit into your hearts—
especially in this week of remembrance and renewal—
and equip you to live
as God’s own children,
dearly loved and called to serve a needy world.
—based on Galatians 4:4-6
[The Worship Sourcebook]
— Worship Sourcebook Edition Two

Additional Prayers

O Lord Christ,
as you once entered Jerusalem,
enter our hearts this day afresh.
As you once set your face toward death on a cross,
help us this day to walk with you to victory.
As the children once cried “Hosanna” to bless you,
enable us to confess you openly as Lord and Savior.
Grant us your presence by the power of your Spirit,
that our worship and our lives may truly honor you. Amen.
[The Worship Sourcebook]
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Tune Information

Name
HOSANNA
Key
C Major
Meter
irregular

Musical Suggestion

This Palm Sunday song is popular throughout Latin America and accessible to North American congregations as well. Don’t feel the need to squeeze it into a preconceived Latin music style. The fact is that there are a number of “authentic” ways to accompany the song. 
— Greg Scheer
The verses are characterized by expectation, built up through repeated phrases and a limited melodic contour. The refrain grows in excitement with more rhythmically animated trumpet-like leaps in the melody. This range and contour make it especially appropriate for children’s voices.
 
This song should be played with a vibrant “fiesta” spirit. Think a mariachi band, with arpeggiated piano, guitars, bass, and lots of layered percussion. The use of two trumpets, doubling the soprano and alto lines, or a solo trumpet with long sustained notes on the stanzas and ascending arpeggios in the refrain can also be very effective
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Hymn Story/Background

This is a wonderful song to sing in Spanish; at least sing both Spanish and English on the short repeated refrain. It is appropriate for congregational leaders to compose their own stanzas to sing following those offered here.
 
This is an entrance song for the Misa Popular Nicaragünse (Popular Nicaraguan Mass). In the wake of the Vatican II reforms, this mass was written both for and by laypeople, an articulation of a particular, local faith community that has spread to many other Latin American nations and churches.
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This song has two clearly delineated sections (stanza and refrain). The stanzas serve as narration to the story of Christ’s triumphal entry—in the historical past on stanza 1 and in the worshipful present on the second. The refrain moves from narration to action, and places the partcipants in the singing of the “Hosannas.”
 
The verses are characterized by expectation, built up through repeated phrases and a limited melodic contour. The refrain grows in excitement with more rhythmically animated trumpet-like leaps in the melody. This range and contour make it especially appropriate for children’s voices.
 
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Author Information

The translator, Gertrude Suppe (b. 1911) is well known not only for her translations, but also for her pioneer work in compiling all known Hispanic church music in a database that has been an invaluable resource.
 
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Composer Information

This song was arranged by Alvin Schutmaat (b. 1921; d. 1988). Using arts to communicate the gospel, Columbian Alvin Schutmaat studied Latin American literature and education in Edinburgh, returning to Colombia to teach theology and music at the Presbyterian Seminary in Bogata; he also taught at the Latin American Biblical Seminary in Costa Rica.
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Author and Composer Information

The author and composer Rubén Ruíz Avila's (b. Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico, 1945) father was a Methodist bishop in Mexico. Mr. Ruíz received his education at Insituto Mexicano Madero where he also served as choir director.
 
 
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