Music Monday posts highlight the music which touched my heart on Sunday. I pray the message of these songs will help us all to live in the spirit of worship all week long.

I haven’t highlighted any songs here for quite some time. I’ve long enjoyed this song, especially on Palm Sunday. We sang this yesterday at our church and so I thought I would highlight the song here today for my readers. May it help us meditate on the meaning of Passion week all week long.

Hosanna (Praise Is Rising)

by Brenton Brown and Paul Baloche

Verse 1:
Praise is rising
Eyes are turning to You
We turn to You
Hope is stirring
Hearts are yearning for You
We long for You

Pre-Chorus:
‘Cause when we see You
We find strength to face the day
In Your presence
All our fears are washed away
Washed away

Chorus:
Hosanna hosanna
You are the God who saves us
Worthy of all our praises
Hosanna hosanna
Come have Your way among us
We welcome You here Lord Jesus

Verse 2:
Hear the sound of
Hearts returning to You
We turn to You
In Your Kingdom
Broken lives are made new
You make us new

CCLI Song No. 4662491
© 2005, 2006 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music | Thankyou Music (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) | (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing)

You can listen to the entire song by watching this video clip of a studio version of the song sung by Paul Baloche. Or you may be interested in this clip of a choral performance of the song. Paul Baloche tells the story behind the song here, on an mp3 interview, (which also includes the song after the interview).

The sheet music is also available online for free here: chord chart, lead sheet, or piano score. This link will take you to several versions of the song available for purchase from Amazon.com (you can get the CD or just the song).

Learn more about Paul Baloche and his music at leadworship.com, and be sure to also check out Benton Brown’s site as well: brentonbrown.com.