A Third Hymn for Hosanna Sunday :: مديح ثالث لأحد الشعانين

(Chanted during Matins and the Distribution)

Glory to the one God,
Who abides forever and ever,
A Trinity of three Persons,
We thank Him at all times.

We praise and glorify Him,
We worship and obey Him,
For He is the Lord of goodness,
Therefore every one thanks Him.

The Lord whose grace filled us,
Shone unto us with His light,
He dwelt in us and we saw Him,
The holy Creator of the universe.

The Lord who dwelt in the world,
To save Adam and his children,
He granted the nations salvation,
And delivered us from the Devil’s hands.

The Lord fasted to give us,
His guidance and to deliver us,
He endured patience to show us,
The benefits of faith.

The Lord filled us with goodness,
He led us to gain the promise,
He called us to be eternal,
Through mercy and good manners.

The Lord came in humility,
To teach us to be in modesty,
And to abandon vanity,
Arrogance, oppression and tyranny.

Let us hearken to the Gospel,
And listen to its parables,
About the Coming of Jesus Christ,
To the house of holiness and blessing.

When the news reached the city,
For the King’s coming, waited by many,
Happiness filled every human,
They all came out to meet this Man.

He came to Jerusalem,
Humbled and He is the Great,
The honored and revered One,
Perfected in glory and might.

The sun of glory emerged,
The rule of humility was enacted,
The banners of praise and thanksgiving,
Were raised to the Savior’s coming.

The coming of the King and Judge,
Riding on a donkey’s colt,
Let all proclaim with hymns,
“Hosanna to the Giver of good things.”

That the prophecy may be fulfilled,
By Isaiah, the nobleman,
And what Zechariah has said,
Sayings above every reason.

“Blessed are you O daughter of Zion,
O city of Jerusalem,
Behold the King comes to you,
Riding on a donkey’s colt for you.

This is He who will shepherd you,
He is your Leader and your Lord,
He builds every high place in you,
With the purity of the faith.”

Today the people all came out,
With obedience and reverence,
To meet our Savior, Jesus,
On the way, they spread garments.

They praised and glorified,
Glory to the God of the world,
Glory to the faithful Redeemer,
Whom every human entreats.

Hosanna to the Son of David,
Who is worthy of worship,
And healed the one born blind,
By whom all things were made.

Hosanna to the Maker of miracles,
He raised Lazarus from the dead,
He gave him life after death,
Lazarus than gave thanks to his Lord.

Hosanna to the great King,
Hosanna to the honored King,
This is the Lord of every grace,
Blessed, who comes in the Father’s name.

The crowd continued before Him,
Rejoicing for their great King,
In their hands palm branches for Him,
Spreading them under His feet.

He entered the city, it trembled,
And all the crowd worshiped Him,
And entreated and prayed to Him,
Being astonished and confused.

“Who is this Honored One,
Who comes into Jerusalem,”
The people answered with a loud voice,
“Jesus of Nazareth, the Judge.”

The Savior entered Zion,
And found in its Sanctuary,
A crowd who buy and sell,
According to the true Gospel.

Immediately, He brought them out,
Reminding them of the writings,
“My house is a house of prayer,
But you have made it a den of thieves.”

Those who were present were amazed,
They praised Him with hymns,
The leaders of the Pharisees,
Who had sight but were blinded.

Anger took hold of them,
And sorrow seized their hearts,
As they saw Christ the Lord,
Performing miracles in the temple.

They asked, “What are these hymns,
For what reason is this praise,
Today we see children proclaim,
‘Hosanna to the Forgiver of sins.’

We see the Disciples praising,
Proclaiming and saying,
‘Peace shall be in heaven,
And glory in the high places.’”

He answered them, “Do you not know,
O people of the Law,
That the prophets had written,
‘You prepared praise from the mouths of infants.’

If these children should keep silent,
And praise may stop,
And glory may come to end,
The stones shall cry out and sing.”

They became filled with shame,
And the pain of disgrace,
And everyone praised the Lord,
“Hosanna to the King and the Judge.”

Hosanna to the King of Israel,
To whom the honor is given,
He led us to the straight trail,
And asked us to always obey.

Today the prophecies were fulfilled,
And our hearts, with joy were filled,
Worry and sorrow were taken away,
And peace was given to us today.

We were granted our desire,
On the day that the Lord, the Father,
Gave our hearts joy and gladness,
And took grief away from us.

This is the promised day,
Our minds wonder today,
To see the Jews ashamed,
When the light of the faith appeared.

This is the holy day,
In it, the souls rejoiced,
In it, virtues are established,
In glory and knowledge.

This is the day of happiness,
This is the day of triumph,
Let us be far from all evils,
And humble ourselves like the Judge.

This the day of Hosanna,
In it, the Truth appeared,
And our Redeemer was glorified,
And hymns were heard everywhere.

Let us all entreat,
Jesus Christ, our Savior,
That He may forgive us our sins,
And all our evil deeds.

May we hear Your joyful voice,
Count us with the pure ones,
Make us worthy for the kingdom,
Prepared before the creation of the world.

Let us give thanks to our Maker,
That we may live in peace,
Let us chant with reverence,
“Save us, now and forever.”