Lent/Easter Musicals

& ? b b b b 2 2 2 2 Piano œ œ œ œ œ œ . . ˙ ˙ œ F With a crisp rhythm {h = c 88} NARRATOR: God sent his Son to the world at a time and place that was immersed in chaos. Palestine was a land full of political turmoil. The Roman Empire controlled the area, but the people there resented the Romans and rebelled against their occupiers. Many struggled to survive and feared what the future would bring. They prayed for God to come and rescue them from the suffering and oppression. When Jesus came, he performed many miracles. He preached with power and authority. Many began to believe that Jesus was their promised Messiah who would rescue them from their plight and establish a new kingdom of hope and peace. When Jesus entered the holy city of Jerusalem, a great crowd welcomed him and shouted "Hosanna!" We think of "hosanna" as an exclamation of joy and praise, but the word literally means, "God save us!" So as the people welcomed him into the city, their hosannas were a call for Jesus to come and rescue them from their suffering and despair. Today we join them in this call. Through all our challenges and fears, we too may call out, "Hosanna, God save us. God save us now." (music begins) œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ . ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ & ? b b b b 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . . ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ . ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ & ? & ? b b b b b b b b 8 Ó Œ œ Ho Ó Œ œ œ œ œ > œ œ œ > œ œ œ > œ œ œ > œ œ > œ œ > Œ f S.A. Unison f 9 T.B. Unison f . œ j œ Œ œ san na, ho . œ J œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ . œ j œ Ó san na! . œ J œ Ó œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ . . œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ God save us . . œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ - - - - Hosanna, God Save Us! 10 Words and Music by PEPPER CHOPLIN © 2023 Hope Publishing Company, www.hopepublishing.com All rights reserved. The copying of this printed music is prohibited by law and is not covered by CCLI or One License. Streaming licenses from CCLI and One License include the right to stream the performance of this music.

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