In the blazing heat of noon On the dusty road to Jerusalem He comes in humble glory, soon
My cloak barely restrains the rays And the glare blinds our sight As the heat pierces all here today
Yet now He moves near: the One As I hear the crow shouting “Hail to Jesua, the Messiah comes”
Palms thrown down on His way To subdue the dust, to give Him honor To shade our eyes from the glare of day
As approaches the One I hold mine high This Jesua, this savior as foretold Comes on a donkey, as crowds now cry
Closer He comes as I move from the rear My heart and mind begin to soar And I push forward now to be near
As an expression of true peace My palms I now wave And in His path my praise I release
Close now, In His eyes and His face I see a glorious peace and love Yet a calm resolve and gentle grace
I am lifted; new hope in me has begun That the longed for One is finally here May this Passover indeed be God’s Son
Just behind Him, His disciples come Jumping and smiling with joyful pride As the crowd calls out Jesua as the “One”
And so my mind wonders: “what now” What will happen next to Him Will I be safe here with Him too somehow
What will come to be today To and with this Messiah and His followers After they pass, and go their way
Will all this today just end and pass Will all this joy soon cease and change Or will all foretold happen at last
This is almost too much to conceive Should I, can I, also now follow Is this the Messiah, Can I believe
Should I walk forth with the crowd Do I dare here be seen with these Being so pulled as they sing out loud
Yet as we all begin to sing We all begin to chant in praise Longing for the prophecy to begin
Such a profound longing deep inside For what long has been promised On a donkey now does ride
Just as the prophets foretold Assuring this would come to pass Made clear in the teachings of old
That He, the Messiah, would come As ABBA father had promised That He in His love would send, the ONE
Dare I hope that today lives the story As I wave my palms of peace In hope and expectation of His glory
Dare I risk all that I have today To follow this Jesua further To join, calling His name in praise
Yet now I am lifted with joy that’s true No longer burdened by dread nor fear Of the unknown, nor of the new
As I am joyfully shoved and pulled along I feel a longing and need for more And join in hope and in song
Please Lord God, Abba / Father Oh that He be the Messiah This Son of David Who will live forever
Oh how we have longed and sung Oh how we have prayed for this day Oh that He truly be the One!
Compelled now, I must follow Him And lay my humble palm in His path To praise His presence with joy within
Oh patient, loving Holy One, YHWH Fill our hearts with awaited joy As we sing YOUR praises today
For YOU have sent us Your only SON To lead us from our long captivity Our salvation journey has truly begun
Dear Lord Jesus As I wave my palm today I follow You in spirit and song To celebrate and honor You Cool my heart from the heat of sin As I enter my Jerusalem with You Guide me to follow and to You be true