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CHRIST'S ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM.
He had plunged into our sorrows, And our sin had pierced his heart,As before him loomed death's shadow, And he knew he must depart.
But they hailed him as a victor As he into Salem came,And the very children shouted Loud hosannas to his name.
But he knew behind that triumph, Rising gladly to the sky,Soon would come the cries of malice: Crucify him! Crucify!
Onward rode the blessed Saviour, Conscious of the coming strifeSoon to break in storms of hatred Round his dear, devoted life.
Ghastly in its fearful anguish Rose the cross before his eyes,But he saw the joy beyond it, And did all the shame despise.
Joy to see the cry of scorning Through the ages ever bright,And the cross of shame transfigured To a throne of love and light.
