I'll roar returning to where I began,

I came when they said I'd come,

babes at the breast even swear by me,

kings prance and stamp in the yards.

What now, Death, great python?

The One on High laid you low today.

Through Adam we once were forsaken,

but today we're saved through Jesus.

Come today; come all of you,

don't be afraid; we're all welcome,

Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Mfengu,

all are the same despite distinctions.

Hosanna means all are welcome,

all are invited, no one barred.

The feast of the Babe is laid for us,

so come, let's eat, and live.

Come, you crushed by the weight of sin,

you poor, you frail, you blind and lame,

come and rest, you aimless tramps,

come let Jesus care for you.

Hell can hang its head in shame:

a star has risen in battledress.

It's Jesus: honour him joyfully,

laud him with heartfelt songs.

Swell your hymns of praise,

thud your sounding drums,

see him with eyes of faith

and sink in awe to your knees.

Rejoice that Christ the king is born,

through him may our kings arise.

Hosanna to the One with a bonnet on top.

Roar, angels with feathers of gold.

In September the wild beast bleated,

laid the corpses on the ground;

they departed for His home,

today our homes are filled with tears.

Who would know that greatness in you,

Maker of heaven and earth,

in you who made the stars and moon,

in you who made the sun and day?

In long ages past the earth was fashioned,

in long ages past were people created,

truly the maker of heaven and earth

existed for age upon age.

Today we should be terror-stricken

at all these horrors we meet,

announcing the Creator's renown to men,

telling us always to keep God in mind.

Hosanna!!!