Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#88

88. Ride on! ride on in majesty!

1 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.

2 Ride on! ride on in majesty!
The angel armies of the sky
Look down with sad and wondering eyes
To see the approaching Sacrifice.

3 Ride on! ride on in majesty!
Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh:
The Father on His sapphire throne
Awaits His own anointed Son.

4 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: Henry Hart Milman (1827, a.)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church Year: Palm Sunday

Tune Information

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