177. O bold, O foolish peasants

๐‘…๐‘’๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘’๐‘”๐‘–๐‘›๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”
๐‘œ๐‘“ โ„Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘š๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘“๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ง๐‘Ž

๐ป๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘›๐‘Ž ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก!
๐‘‚๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’๐‘Ÿ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘š
๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘š,
๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐‘€๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘Žโ„Ž'๐‘  ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’.

1. O bold, O foolish peasants,
    To deem that he should reign!
  The temple and the palace
    Look down in high disdain.

2. Jerusalem lies fallen,
  And pilgrims wail her pride.
  The golden words of Jesus
    Have travelled far and wide.

3. Long ages dim the message
    And custom has sufficed
  For merchants and for princes
    To bow and own him Christ.

4. But when a brother spirit
    Arises from the plain,
  The men of power tremble,
    And crucify again.

5. O first of many prophets
  Who come of simple folk
  To free us from our bondage,
    To break oppression's yoke,โ€”

6 Restore our eyes from blindness,
    Make clear the life, the way
  That leads through love and justice
    Unto the peace-crowned day!

Text Information
First Line: O bold, O foolish peasants
Author: John Howland Lathrop
Refrain First Line: Hosanna in the highest
Language: English
Publication Date: 1939
Tune Information
Name: ST. THEODULPH



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