THIRD TEMPLE RISES / HOSANNA

Intro: bells chimes ring out

Chorus

Down by the river where the willow trees sigh

I hear the voices of the prophets cry

Stories of Mary, hands folded and still

Walkin' with Jesus up Calvary Hill

Post-Chorus

Oh, Hosanna

Children singin' low

Oh, Messiah

Lead us as we go

Verse 2

She once held a sorrow, washed feet with her tears

Carried redemption through shadow and years

Moses and David, their words in the sand

Now hearts are united in one rugged man

Pre-Chorus

Candles are burnin', echoes of psalms unfold

Old wounds are yearnin', the promise retold

Chorus

Down by the river where the willow trees sigh

I hear the voices of the prophets cry

Stories of Mary, hands folded and still

Walkin' with Jesus up Calvary Hill

Post-Chorus

Oh, Hosanna

Children singin' low

Oh, Messiah

Lead us as we go

Pre-Chorus: drum solo with mouth harp and birdsong

Fire on the mountain, sky painted red

the kingdom of God, inside where we tread

The sons of old Cain, and Abraham’s kin

Exodus carried the desert wind

Enslaved by the pharaoh, hearts chained with fear

We longed for Jerusalem, voices ringing clear

Chorus

Three days in shadow, then daylight breaks in

Stone rolled away, the journey begins

Eleventh commandment, carved deep in the soul

Love one another, let mercy be whole

Post-Chorus

Oh, two witnesses

Testify and know

YaHWayH within us

This is our way home

Bridge: Sacred singers with children

We build in the valleys, climb holy ground

The Third Temple rises where freedom is found

Desert winds carry old bones to the spring

Inside every wanderer, a Christ blazes within

Outro: chants with olive trees, mount of olives, Messiah’s within, Messiah above us

Oh, oh oh oh

Rise our spirits' halo, oh oh oh

Oh...oh...oh

Messiah’s within, Messiah above us

Olive trees watching, Mount of Olives calls

Oh oh oh

Rise our spirits’ halo

Oh...oh...oh

Fade: mouth harp and drums