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I\u2019ve mentioned before that I think it would be fun to make a Christian version of the Toto song \u201cRosanna.\u201d But I\u2019ve allowed another Easter season to go by without making one. Maybe the reason is that it is so easy to do a really cheesy and theologically objectionable version by making as few changes to the original lyrics as possible \u2013 something like this:<\/p>\n

HOSANNA<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>All I wanna do when I wake up Easter morning is see you rise<\/p>\n

Hosanna, Hosanna<\/p>\n

I never thought that a God like you could ever care for me, Hosanna<\/p>\n

All I wanna do in the middle of the evening is sing your praise<\/p>\n

Hosanna, Hosanna<\/p>\n

Didn\u2019t know you were asking for all that I could ever give<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chorus: <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Two thousand years since you went away, Hosanna yeah<\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Still you\u2019re gone and I have to say<\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, Hosanna yeah<\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, Hosanna yeah<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

I can see your face still shining through the heavens on the other side<\/p>\n

Hosanna, Hosanna<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t know that a God like you could make me feel so glad, Hosanna<\/p>\n

Being a believer means you\u2019ll never ever have to compromise<\/p>\n

Hosanna, Hosanna<\/p>\n

If I ever lose my faith, well it would hurt so bad<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chorus<\/p>\n

(Instrumental break)<\/p>\n

Chorus<\/p>\n

Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, Hosanna yeah<\/p>\n

Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, Hosanna yeah<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That\u2019s my idea of what a cheesy version would be like. YouTube has some which are not quite as bad, but still not what I have in mind. Any suggestions on what a good<\/em> version would do differently? I have some ideas \u2013 including for a version that basically tells the Palm Sunday and passion week story \u2013 but I will save that for another time and see what ideas readers of this blog have first.<\/p>\n

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