Dena Mwana - Je chante Hosanna Lyrics

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Je désire te dire un petit mot A toi qui n'as cessé de m'aimer Je désire t'ouvrir mon cœur en cet instant Et te dire combien je t'aime

[REFRAIN] : Car je sais qu'à la Croix Tu as pensé à moi En déversant Ton amour et ton sang En ce moment même Je ne te connaissais pas Et tu n'as pas hésité Tu n'as pas hésité à le faire

(Je chante Hosanna) Je chante Hosanna, je chante Hosanna (Je chante Hosanna) A celui qui n'a pas hésité de mourir à la Croix pour moi (Je chante Hosanna) Je chante Hosanna… je chante Hosanna (Je chante Hosanna) Car il n'a pas hésité, il l'a fait pour moi (Je chante Hosanna) A celui, qui n'a pas hésité… il n’a pas hésité à le faire

Je désire te dire un petit mot A toi qui n'as cessé de m'aimer Je désire t'ouvrir mon cœur en cet instant Et te dire combien je t'aime

REFRAIN Car je sais qu'à la Croix Tu as pensé à moi En déversant Ton amour et ton sang En ce moment même Je ne te connaissais pas Mais tu n'as pas hésité Tu n'as pas hésité à le faire

(Je chante Hosanna) Je chanterai Hosanna Je témoignerai mon amour à Papa (Je chante Hosanna) A celui qui m'a aimé le premier, A celui qui m'a regardé pour celle que je n'étais pas (Je chante Hosanna ) Jésus, je chanterai Hosanna Je chanterai Hosanna A l'Agneau de Dieu (Je chante Hosanna)  A l'Agneau de Dieu Au ressuscité Car il n'a pas hésité, non il n'a pas hésité A le faire pour moi Jésus le ressuscité… A l'Agneau de Dieu

Chante Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna Kumisa Ye, Netola Ye Chante Hosanna, Hosanna (hosanna… Hosanna) Hosanna, à l'Agneau de Dieu, au ressuscité   A celui qui a accepté la mort pour moi Il s'appelle Jésus. Il est ma fierté Il est mon tout, mon refuge, mon ami…

 

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Meaning & Inspiration

Dena Mwana brings us to a specific intersection in "Je chante Hosanna." As someone responsible for picking songs that hold water in the sanctuary, I often look for the bridge between personal gratitude and objective truth. Too many modern songs get stuck in the "I feel" loop—a place where the congregation never quite gets out of their own heads. But here, the focus shifts.

The phrase that hits me hardest is the repeated assertion: "Tu n'as pas hésité à le faire."

It’s simple, almost conversational, yet it forces us to grapple with the divine resolve of the Incarnation. When we sing about the Cross, we often aestheticize it, smoothing over the grit. But "Tu n'as pas hésité" suggests a movement of the will. It echoes the shadow of Gethsemane, that heavy, lonely place where Jesus wrestled with what was coming. The song reminds us that when we were "unknown" to Him—before we existed, before we were anything but lost—His resolve was already fixed.

It draws my mind back to Romans 5:8: But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. There is a difference between a God who acts out of obligation and a God who moves without hesitation. One is a duty; the other is an absolute, radical commitment to a people who didn't even know they needed rescuing.

From a liturgical standpoint, this is a dangerous song for a Sunday morning if the room isn't ready. It demands a response. You can't just hum through the chorus. If the congregation actually stops to consider the gravity of a God who did not hesitate to bleed for them, the atmosphere changes. It’s not a song meant to fill empty space or keep the tempo moving; it’s a song that stops the clock.

I’m left wondering about our own hesitation. We hedge, we calculate the cost of devotion, and we pull back when the water gets deep. Then we look at the lyrics: “A celui qui n’a pas hésité de mourir à la Croix pour moi.” The contrast is stark. The landing isn't a warm, fuzzy feeling. It’s the realization that the Cross wasn't an impulsive act or a secondary thought; it was a deliberate, unhurried choice.

When the music finally fades, what are we left holding? We aren't left with an emotional high. We’re left with a question hanging in the air: If He didn’t hesitate for us, why do we hold back so much of ourselves from Him? It isn't a clean ending. It’s a provocation. It demands that we walk out of the sanctuary and live like people who are actually loved with that kind of certainty.

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