Hymn for palm Sunday

O Christ, What Can It Mean for Us

1. O Christ, what can it mean for us
to claim you as our king?
What royal face have you revealed
whose praise the church would sing?
Aspiring not to glory’s height,
to power, wealth, and fame,
you walked a diff’rent, lowly way,
another’s will your aim.

2. You came, the image of our God,
to heal and to forgive,
to shed your blood for sinners’ sake
that we might rise and live.
To break the law of death you came,
the law of love to bring:
a diff’rent rule of righteousness,
a diff’rent kind of king.

3. Though some would make their greatness felt
and lord it over all,
you said the first must be the last
and service be our call.
O Christ, in workplace, church, and home,
let none to power cling;
for still, through us, you come to serve,
a diff’rent kind of king.

4. You chose a humble human form
and shunned the world’s renown;
you died for us upon a cross
with thorns your only crown.
But still, beyond the span of years,
our glad hosannas ring,
for now at God’s right hand you reign,
a diff’rent kind of king!

MichaelRinehart.com