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Definition of Hosannas
1. hosanna [v] - See also: hosanna
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hosannas
Literary usage of Hosannas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Psalms of David in Metre by Free Church of Scotland, Free Church of Scotland General Assembly, General Assembly (1884)
"Let heaven and earth, and rocks and seas, With glad hosannas ring. mf To Father,
Son, and Holy Ghost, 57 The God whom we adore, Be glory as it was, and is, ..."
2. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"... whence the Adamses sprung, That to Hancock and Warren gave birth ; Descendants
of sires whose proud names have been In the noblest hosannas of earth. ..."
3. Annotations Upon Popular Hymns by Charles Seymour Robinson (1893)
"3 In vain we tune our formal songs ; In vain we strive to rise ; hosannas languish
on our tongues. ..."
4. Songs, Odes, & Other Poems, on National Subjects: Comp. from Various Sources by William McCarty (1842)
"... While the bright banners so splendidly fly, Let festive torrents flow, Joy
cheer the face of woe, Grateful hosannas ascend to the sky. ..."
5. Church Harmonies New and Old: A Book of Spiritual Song for Christian Worshippers by Charles R. Tenney, Leo Rich Lewis (1898)
"M. 3 This day be grateful homage paid, And loud hosannas sung; Let gladness dwell
in every heart, And praise on every tongue. 4 Ten thousand differing lips ..."
6. Morning and Evening Exercises: Selected from the Published and Unpublished by Henry Ward Beecher, Lyman Abbott (1874)
"Oh happy house ! where little voices Their glad hosannas love to raise ; JULY I:
MORNING. Put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; ..."
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