O Worship the King
O worship the King, all glorious
above
O gratefully sing His wonderful love
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise
O gratefully sing His wonderful love
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise
O tell of His might, O sing of His
grace
Whose robe is the light and canopy space
His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form
And dark is His path on the wings of the storm
Whose robe is the light and canopy space
His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form
And dark is His path on the wings of the storm
O measureless might, ineffable love
While angels delight to worship above
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend
While angels delight to worship above
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend
You alone are the matchless King
To You alone be all majesty
Your glories and wonders, what tongue can recite?
You breathe in the air, You shine in the light
To You alone be all majesty
Your glories and wonders, what tongue can recite?
You breathe in the air, You shine in the light
Songwriters: Traditional / TOMLIN CHRISTOPHER D
O Worship the King lyrics © Palace Music Co. Ltd., Mandalay Way
Music, WORSHIPTOGETHER.COM Songs, Sixsteps Music, Unknown Publisher
We call
it the Triumphant Entry. I can hardly imagine how magnificent of an occasion it
was that day. Jesus Himself was coming into Jerusalem and the people of the
city resounded with joy and cries of “Hosanna! Blessed is He Who comes in the
name of the Lord!” as they laid their own cloaks on the road on which the donkey would walk. And all of this took
place just as Jesus said it would.
Hosanna
is a term of worship. It is a call of joyous worship. It was a term that was
used in the community of faith to call others to worship. Collectively, these
men and women were worshiping Christ as He came into the city. The cloaks and
the fronds were added significance for this king. It was a gesture reserved for
the royal. This city was worshiping the King.
We talk a
lot about worshiping Christ within the Church. Hymns and worship anthems have
decorated our gatherings for centuries, each one pointing us to the priority of
Christ Jesus. It is a joyous occasion to recognize the Christ and praise Him.
It is even more glorious to point others to Him, as happens in v. 10 and 11 of
today’s passage. When asked about the man on the colt and the uproar
surrounding His arrival, the awestruck crowd was ready to share: This is Jesus!
Today,
you will either about to gather with your faith community or you have already
joined a corporate worship service and, hopefully, your collective goal has
been to make much of Jesus Christ. Truthfully, you and I cannot make enough of
Him. But, let me ask you to consider to major components of this triumphant
entry: Laying down and calling out. These will be thematic for the week of the
Resurrection as He lays Himself down and calls out of the sacrifice to us.
What will
you lay down in honor and reverence of His Kingship? Who will you tell of His
wonderful work? Maybe another way we can consider this is to ask: What is
keeping me from making much of Jesus in my city?
When you
lay this down, you are reveling in His glory and exalting Him as King of Kings.
Pray: Jesus, I may not have much, but I do have
enough to hold onto when I need to lay it down before You. Please give me the
strength to bring You glory as I lay down my life and call out the glorious
name of Jesus.
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