Olivet to Calvary - Maunder, John Henry

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⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre / Form → Cantatas ♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate (Grade 3-5)

¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments Organ

Pages 5

CPDL # 15100

Editor Michael Gibson

Posted 2007-09-30

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'''PART I''' ''1. ON THE WAY TO JERUSALEM'' ''Chorus (Matthew 21)'' When o’er the steep of Olivet, The Lord to Salem came, The crowds their glad hosannas raised, To His beloved name. They made the path across the Mount, With leafy branches gay: And spread their robes with eager hands, To deck Messiah’s way. His power has poured the light of heaven, Upon the sightless eyes! His voice has thrilled the silent dead, And bade the sleeper rise! Hosanna to the Prince who comes, To free a race oppressed! To drive the Gentile from our land, And make His people blest! Hosanna! Hosanna! Blessed is the King of Israel! Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest! ''2. BEFORE JERUSALEM'' ''Recitative (Tenor)'' Like a fair vision in the morning light, Lay the proud city of Jerusalem; In all the beauty of its soaring towers, And flashing domes, and marble palaces. A diadem on Zion’s holy hill, The glorious Temple in its splendour shone With sheen of gold, and pinnacles of snow. Recitative & Air (Baritone) And Jesus paused, and gazed with tearful eyes, While the hushed multitude stood wondering near. O Jerusalem! Hadst thou but known in this thy day, Even thou, the things which belong unto peace, But now they are hid from thine eyes! For the days shall come upon thee, When thine enemies shall compass thee around! They shall dash thee to the ground, Thee, and thy children within thee! Hadst thou but known, O Jerusalem! ''3. IN THE TEMPLE'' ''Recitative (Tenor)'' And Jesus entered into the Temple of God, and cast out them that bought and sold therein. And He said unto them. ''Recitative (Baritone)'' It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of robbers. ''Solo (Soprano)'' Another temple waits Thee, Lord divine, The temple of my heart, O make it Thine! Drive far away the sin that would ensnare; O cleanse Thy courts, and bless Thine altar there. No voice but Thine can make it fre