Palm Sunday

O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
    his steadfast love endures forever!
Let Israel say,
    “His steadfast love endures forever.”
. . .
Open to me the gates of righteousness,
    that I may enter through them
    and give thanks to the LORD.
This is the gate of the LORD;
    the righteous shall enter through it.
I thank you that you have answered me
    and have become my salvation.
The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the chief cornerstone.
This is the LORD’s doing;
    it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day that the LORD has made;
    let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Save us, we beseech you, O LORD!
    O LORD, we beseech you, give us success!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD.
    We bless you from the house of the LORD.
The LORD is God,
    and he has given us light.
Bind the festal procession with branches,
    up to the horns of the altar.
You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
    you are my God, I will extol you.
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.
—Psalm 118:1–2, 19–29

The crowds that went ahead of [Jesus] and that followed were shouting,
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
—Matthew 21:9

LOOK: Palm Sunday, Home Depot Parking Lot by Gary Bergel

Bergel, Gary_Palm Sunday, Home Depot Parking Lot — Gary Bergel (American, 1943–), *Palm Sunday, Home Depot Parking Lot*. Digital photograph. Part of the traveling CIVA exhibition *Again & Again*.

LISTEN: “Blessed Is the One (Psalm 118)” by Tim Coons of Giants & Pilgrims | Performed by Tim Coons (guitar, vocals) and Craig Basarich (trumpet), 2020

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord (×4)
Hosanna (×4)
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord (×4)
Hosanna (×4)
Hosanna (×4)

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Oh so beautiful! The music, the scripture and Palm Sunday! We need celebration! We need hope! We need salvation from our sin, sorrow, grief and death. We celebrate and thank you Jesus! Hosanna in the highest heavens!

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