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Prepare the royal highway

Author: Frans Mikael Franzén, 1772-1847 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.6.6 Appears in 10 hymnals Scripture: John 18:36 Lyrics: 1 Prepare the royal highway, the King of kings is near; let every hill and valley a level road appear. Then greet the king of glory foretold in sacred story: Refrain: O blest is he that came in God the Father's name! 2 God’s people, see him coming: your own eternal king! Palm branches strew before him; spread garments; shout and sing. God’s promise will not fail you; no more shall doubt assail you: [Refrain] 3 Then fling the gates wide open to greet your promised king; your king, yet every nation its tribute too should bring. All lands, bow down before him; all voices, thus adore him: [Refrain] 4 His is no earthly kingdom; it comes from heaven above. His rule is peace and freedom, and justice, truth, and love. So let your praise be sounding for kindness so abounding: [Refrain] Topics: Jerusalem; Jesus Christ Kingship; Jesus Christ Passion and Cross; Palm Sunday Used With Tune: BEREDEN VÄG FÖR HERRAN Text Sources: Tr.: Lutheran Book of Worship, 1978, alt.

Pray for the church afflicted and oppressed

Author: F. Pratt Green, 1903-2000 Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: John 18:19-40 Lyrics: 1 Pray for the church afflicted and oppressed, for all who suffer for the gospel's sake, that Christ may show us how to serve them best in that one kingdom Satan cannot shake. But how much more than us they have to give, who by their dying show us how to live! 2 Pray for Christ's dissidents, who daily wait, as Jesus waited in the olive grove, the unjust trial, the pre-determined fate, the world's contempt for reconciling love. Shall all they won for us, at such a cost, be by our negligence or weakness lost? 3 Pray that if times of testing should lay bare what sort we are, who call ourselves his own, we may be counted worthy then to wear, with quiet fortitude, Christ's only crown: the crown that in his saints he wears again the crown of thorns that signifies his reign. Topics: Peace and Justice; Maundy Thursday Used With Tune: UNDE ET MEMORES

Christ, our King before creation

Author: Ivor H. Jones, b. 1934 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: John 18:33-37 Topics: Jesus Christ: Prophet, Priest and King; Conversion and New Life Used With Tune: LOVE DIVNE (Zündel)

Your majesty, I can but bow

Author: Jarrod Cooper Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: John 18:33-37 First Line: King of kings, majesty Topics: Jesus Christ: Prophet, Priest and King Used With Tune: [King of kings, majesty]

Na nzela na lola (As Long as We Follow)

Author: Joseph Kabemba; S. T. Kimbrough; Carolyn Kappauf Meter: 6.8.8 with refrain Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: John 18:36 Refrain First Line: Malembe, malembe (We know this, we know this) Topics: Assurance of Grace; Children Appropriate for; Creation Care; Following Christ; Hope; New Creation; Reign of God Used With Tune: MALEMBE

He Stood before the Court

Author: Christopher M. Idle, b. 1938 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: John 18:28-40, 19:1-26 Lyrics: 1 He stood before the court on trial instead of us; he met its pow'r to hurt, condemned to face the cross - our King, accused of treachery; our God, abused for blasphemy! 2 These are the crimes that tell the tale of human guilt; our sins, our death, our hell - on these the case is built. To this world's pow'rs the Lord stays dumb. The guilt is ours, no answers come. 3 The sentence must be passed, the unknown pris'ner killed; the price is paid at last, the law of God fulfilled. He takes our blame, and from that day th'accuser's claim is wiped away. 4 Shall we be judged and tried? In Christ our trial is done; we live, for he has died, our condemnation gone. In Christ are we both dead and raised, alive and free — his name be praised! Topics: Lent Used With Tune: MARLEE

So Much Wrong

Author: John L. Bell Meter: 9.8.9.8 with refrain Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: John 18, 19 First Line: So much wrong and so much injustice Refrain First Line: My beloved, my beloved Topics: Commitment; Good Friday; Lament Used With Tune: SO MUCH WRONG Text Sources: Arabic

As Royal Banners Are Unfurled

Author: Venantius Fortunatus (540?-600?); Alan Gaunt (1935-) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: John 18:33-37 Lyrics: 1 As royal banners are unfurled, the cross displays its mystery: the Maker of our flesh, in flesh, impaled and hanging helplessly. 2 Already deeply wounded: see his side now riven by a spear, and all our sins are swept away by blood and water flowing here. 3 See everything the prophets wrote fulfilled in its totality, and tell the nations of the world our God is reigning from the tree. 4 This tree, ablaze with royal light and with the blood-red robe it wears, is hallowed and embellished by the weight of holiness it bears. 5 Stretched like a balance here, his arms have gauged the price of wickedness; but, hanging here, his love outweighs hell's unforgiving bitterness. 6 The Saviour, victim, sacrifice is, through his dying glorified; his life is overcome by death and leaps up, sweeping death aside. 7 We hail the cross, faith's one true hope: God's passion set in time and space, by which our guilt is blotted out, engulfed in such stupendous grace. Amen. Topics: Holy Week (Good Friday) Used With Tune: GONFALON ROYAL

Our Lord, You Stood in Pilate's Hall

Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: John 18:28-40, 19:1-6 Topics: Jesus Christ Ministry; Kingdom of God; Lent and Holy Week Used With Tune: AZMON

Holy Spirit, Storm of Love

Author: Brian Wren, 1936- Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: John 18, 19 Topics: Justice; The Holy Spirit; Penitence; Baptism (general) Used With Tune: ARFON MINOR