• BACK
• Click Here Cultural Resources
• Click Here Lectionary Commentaries

PALM SUNDAY

MUSIC & WORSHIP RESOURCES

Sunday, March 28, 2010

W. Patrick Alston, Sr., Lectionary Team Liturgist

1.  Responsive Reading

Leader:	“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the names of the Lord!” Today we celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
People:	Hosanna! Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Leader:	Jesus humbly rode into Jerusalem on a donkey for the Feast of the Passover. The crowds spread their cloaks on the road and others laid palms to prepare the way for his victorious coming.
People:	Rejoice! Rejoice! The king arrives!
Leader:	Five hundred years before Jesus, the prophet Zechariah told of the Messiah’s coming in humility and peace (Zech 9:9)
People:	Rejoice! Rejoice! The triumphant King has come!
Leader:	On this journey to liberation from sin, we celebrate Christ’s victories, sorrowfully contemplate his sacrifice, and we revel in his resurrection, the ultimate victory.
Leader:	We further pray for black family understanding, wisdom, and power.
People:	We remember the long road to freedom that our ancestors traveled, filled with triumphs, death and new life.
Leader:	Ride on King Jesus! Ride on conquering king!
People:	Jesus came “to bring good news to the poor; to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; and to let the oppressed go free.” (Lk.4:18)
Leader:	With excitement and joy we welcome you into our lives. With loud hosannas we join you on your march toward liberation, justice and love for all people.
ALL:	Rejoice! Rejoice! The triumphant King has come!

2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) The King Is Coming. By William Gaither, Gloria Gaither, and Charles Millhuff

(b) O How I Love Jesus. By Frederick Whitfield

(c) O’er All the Way (The Palms). Adapted by Charles H. Gabriel. Tune by J. Baptiste Faure

(d) The Palms. By Cecil Frances Alexander. Tune by William Horsley

3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) Ride On King Jesus. Traditional. Arr. by Edward Boatner

(b) Only a Look. By Roberta Martin

(c) There’s a Stranger in Town. Arr. By Charles Nicks

4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) O How Wondrous. By John P. Kee

(b) My Eternal King. By James Glover

(c) Forever You’re My King. By James Mitchell

(d) Hosanna, Hosanna. By Glenn Burleigh

5. Liturgical Dance Music
Stranger. By Donald Lawrence

6. Anthems
(a) Magnify the Lord. By Virgie Carrington DeWitty

(b) Psalm 1. By Nathan Carter

(c) Hosanna in Excelsis. By Brent Pierce

7. Modern Songs
(a) Excellent Lord. By Walter Jamie Hawkins and Myiia Sunny Hawkins

(b) Hosanna. By Becky White

(c) King of Kings. By Joeworm Martin

8. Song or Instrumental for the Offertory Period
(a) He’s Blessing Me. By Norris Garner

(b) I Have Never Seen the Righteous Forsaken. By Donald Lawrence

(c) I Have Never Seen the Righteous Forsaken. By Margaret Douroux

9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) The Lord’s Prayer. By Albert Mallotte

(b) The Lord’s Prayer. Arr. By Mallotte and Julia Mae Kennedy

(c) Lord Keep Me Day by Day. By Eddie Williams

10. Sermonic Selection
(a) Coming Strong. By Donald Lawrence

(b) And He Blessed My Soul. By Christopher Watkins

(c) I Walk with the King. By Donald Lawrence

(d) The Holy City. By Adolph Adams

11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Tell Jesus All. By James Rowe. Tune by J. M. Henson

(b) Come Unto Jesus. By Charles Nicks

12. Benediction
(a) I Don’t Feel No Ways Tired. By Curtis Burrell

(b) I Saw a Wayworn Traveler (Palms of Victory). By J. B. Matthias. Tune, (DELIVERANCE
WILL COME).

Cites and Additional Information for Music and Material Listed

1. Responsive Reading—“Triumphant Entry (Palm Sunday)”
Location: 
2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) The King Is Coming. By William Gaither, Gloria Gaither, and Charles Millhuff
Location:
(b) O How I Love Jesus. By Frederick Whitfield
Location: (c) O’er All the Way (The Palms). Adapted by Charles H. Gabriel. Tune by J. Baptiste Faure
Location:
(d) The Palms. By Cecil Frances Alexander. Tune by William Horsley
Location: 3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) Ride On King Jesus. Traditional. Arr. By Edward Boatner
Location:
(b) Only a Look. By Roberta Martin
Location:
(c) There’s a Stranger in Town. Arr. By Charles Nicks
Location:
4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) O How Wondrous. By John P. Kee
Location:
(b) My Eternal King. By James Glover
Location: (c) Forever You’re My King. By James Mitchell
Location:
(d) Hosanna, Hosanna. By Glenn Burleigh
Location:
5. Liturgical Dance Music
(a) Stranger. By Donald Lawrence
Location:
6. Anthems
(a) Magnify the Lord. By Virgie Carrington DeWitty
Location:
(b) Psalm 1. By Nathan Carter
Location:
(c) Hosanna in Excelsis. By Brent Pierce
Location:
7. Modern Songs
(a) Excellent Lord. By Walter Jamie Hawkins and Myiia Sunny Hawkins
Location:
(b) Hosanna. By Becky White
Location:
(c) King of Kings. By Joeworm Martin
Location:
8. Song or Instrumental for the Offertory Period
(a) He’s Blessing Me. By Norris Garner
Location:
(b) I Have Never Seen the Righteous Forsaken. By Donald Lawrence
Location:
(c) I Have Never Seen the Righteous Forsaken. By Margaret Douroux
Location:
9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) The Lord’s Prayer. By Albert Mallotte
Location:
(b) The Lord’s Prayer. Arr. By Mallotte and Julia Mae Kennedy
Location:
(c) Lord Keep Me Day by Day. By Eddie Williams
Location:
10. Sermonic Selection
(a) Coming Strong. By Donald Lawrence
Location:
(b) And He Blessed My Soul. By Christopher Watkins
Location:
(c) I Walk With the King. By Donald Lawrence
Location:
(d) The Holy City. By Adolph Adams
Location: 11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Tell Jesus All. By James Rowe. Tune by J. M. Henson
Location:
(b) Come Unto Jesus. By Charles Nicks
Location:
12. Benediction
(a) I Don’t Feel No Ways Tired. By Curtis Burrell
Location:
(b) I Saw a Wayworn Traveler (Palms of Victory). By J. B. Matthias. Tune, (DELIVERANCE
WILL COME).
Location:

• Click Here Cultural Resources
• Click Here Lectionary Commentaries