Here’s a Palm Sunday litany from the Mennonite Church Canada Resource Centre website. It was written by Lynette Wiebe.
Peace in Heaven – the triumphal entry
He came to the city today.
Jerusalem the beautiful
Jerusalem the blessed.
A place of promise
Wrapped in bondage.
Free us, Lord.
bring to us…
Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven.
Then he came around the bend
Not on a charger of white
With shaking mane
And restless gait.
But on a donkey
Small and unassuming
Almost apologetic
With no hint of valour.
How will he bring us…
Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven.
Yet the people came
They shouted in hope
They waved palm branches in anticipation
Throwing their cloaks on the road
To make smooth the path
Before the king.
The one who will bring us…
Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven.
And we shouted together
The people and I
We watched as he came down
From the Mount of Olives
We shouted his praises
For the healing he brought
For the miracle of hope
For the freedom from oppression
We shouted
Blessed is the king who comes in the name of Lord.
You are he that will bring us…
Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven.
— written by Lynette Wiebe, 2004. Posted on the Mennonite Church Canada Resource Centre website. Visit there for many other excellent worship resources from an Anabaptist perspective.
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