Hosanna

Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’” And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”  And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
Mark 11:1–11

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Hosanna!
The time had come for your salvation. The Lord Jesus’ hour had arrived. It was time for the King of kings to take his throne. It would be unlike any throne that any other king had aspired to. His throne would be of rugged wood and his crown of thorns. His people thronged about him. They hailed him as the blessed One. They sang to the descendant of David. No longer did he stop them. Now and forever, his holy people would sing hosannas to their king. He would celebrate with them when they said, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” He is the One that saves by dying and gives great gifts by defeating death and the grave. God saves! God save us now! They sang it then, we sing it now. Our God saves by his blood, shed for us.