Top Hymns For Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is sometimes also known by the names of Passion Sunday, Willow Sunday, Blossom Sunday, Branch Sunday, and Fig Sunday. Palm Sunday is the sixth Sunday of Lent, the Sunday before Easter and marks the beginning of Holy Week.
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Liturgy of the Palms | |||
| Scripture | Theme | Hymns | |
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| Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 | How do I thank thee, Lord? Let me count the ways! | 102: Now Thank We All Our God 160: Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart 694: Come, Ye Thankful People, Come 715: Rejoice, the Lord Is King | |
| Luke 19:28-40 | Christ enters Jerusalem | 154: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name 155: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name 278: Hosanna, Loud Hosanna 280: All Glory, Laud, and Honor | |
Liturgy of the Passion | |||
| Scripture | Theme | Hymns | |
| Isaiah 50:4-9a | Do not fear your accuser | 377: It Is Well with My Soul 529: How Firm a Foundation | |
| Psalm 31:9-16 | Trust in God through difficult times | 153: Thou Hidden Source of Calm Repose 700: Abide with Me | |
| Luke 22:14-23:56 or | The Last Supper, praying in the garden, and the arrest, trial, crucifixion, and burial of the Lord | 286: O Sacred Head Now Wounded 287: O Love Divine, What Hast Thou Done 289: Ah, Holy Jesus 290: Go to Dark Gethsemane 319: Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands 355: Depth of Mercy 530: Are Ye Able 599: Break Thou the Bread of Life 635: Because Thou Hast Said | |
| Philippians 2:5-11 | In His obedience, the name of Christ was made the highest | 193: Jesus! the Name High over All | |
Featured Hymn
And Can It Be that I Should Gain
Hymn #363
Words by Charles Wesley
Music by Thomas Campbell
Tune: SAGINA
The time had come. Christ had been arrested. He had been accused. He hadbeen put to trial. But what is this? He was not found guilty. He was found. . . He was found blameless! The questions had been asked.The testimony had been heard. And neither guilt nor guile could be foundin Him. Yet the scales were tipped. The verdict washeard--Guilty. The sentence was given--Death.
Pilate knew it was wrong. He wanted nothing to do with it. He 'washed hishands' of the whole matter. But Pilate had everything to do with it. He couldhave stopped the mob. He could have made any decision that he wanted to.But he chose death for an innocent man.
Before we get too worked up about Pilate, though, can't we find a mirrorsomewhere? We had a role in the crucifixion, too. We contributed our sins.We are ourselves the very source of the curse of death! But just like Pilate,we try to wash our hands of the crucifixion. After all, that was Pilate,not us, right? And we weren't even in the mob, right? Those things happenedalmost 2,000 years ago, right? It wasn't our fault, right?
Wrong! Christ died for all people and for all time. The passage of time meansnothing in this context. If our sins were not at the crucifixion, how canwe claim that Christ died for us?
Charles Wesley wrote many powerful hymns. Few are as powerful, though, asthis week's feature. From the first stanza to the last, the amazing loveand sacrifice of the Lord is proclaimed, and there is complete release fromthe fear of death because Christ has given the gift of eternal life to sinners.Consider just the words of the first stanza:
And can it be that I should gain
an interest in the Savior's blood!
Died he for me? who caused his pain!
For me? who him to death pursued?
Amazing love! How can it be
that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
The traditions of the Methodist church connect this hymn with AldersgateSunday. Isn't it right to pray these words whenever we contemplate the trialand condemnation of Christ? As Lent draws to a close, may you remember theLord's sacrifice, your role in that great and terrible event, and the wonderfulgift given to you.
God bless you--
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| Passages suggested are from The Revised Common Lectionary: Consultation on Common Texts (Abingdon Press, 1992) copyright © by the Consultation on Common Texts (CCT), P.O. Box 340003, Room 381, Nashville TN 37203-0003. Reprinted with permission of CCT. |
Are you new at this parish?
I mean - is this your first Palm Sunday as Music Director there?
I only ask because:
If it is, I strongly recommend using whatever piece of music they used last year.
(Or, possibly, whatever piece of music they used every single year forever until last year when that other guy they ended up firing did some other thing that no one had heard before and didn't like anyway and why can't we ever sing the songs I like because you know I just go to Mass to try to find some nourishment and I really feel, you know, I mean it's not like I want the music to just be all about me and the things I like but we come to church to praise God and sing and it's so much more joyful when we can all sing and participate together and it's not like I'm saying there's anything wrong with gregorian chant or anything if you like that sort of thing i mean if it moves you more power to you and everything i'm just saying the hymns we used to sing really SPEAK TO ME....)