The Hymnal ‎#150a

150a. Ride on! ride on in majesty!

1 Ride on! ride on in majesty!
Hark! all the tribes hosanna cry;
O Saviour meek, pursue Thy road
With palms and scattered garments strowed.

2 Ride on! ride on in majesty!
In lowly pomp ride on to die:
O Christ, Thy triumphs now begin
O'er captive death and conquered sin.

3 Ride on! ride on in majesty!
The winged squadrons of the sky
Look down with sad and wondering eyes
To see th' approaching sacrifice.

4 Ride on! ride on in majesty!
Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh;
The Father on His sapphire throne
Expects His own anointed Son.

5 Ride on! ride on in majesty!
In lowly pomp ride on to die;
Bow Thy meek head to mortal pain,
Then take, O God, Thy power, and reign.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Ride on! ride on in majesty!
• Author: Rev. Henry H. Milman (1827)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Jesus Christ the Lord: His Triumphal Entry; Christ: Conqueror, The; Christ: Entry Into Jerusalem; Christ: Triumphal Entry; Palm Sunday
• Notes: Stanza 1, line 3, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. DROSTANE
• Composer: Rev. John B. Dykes (1862)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: B♭ Major