Ride On! Ride On in Majesty

Words: Henry Hart Milman · Music: Musicalisch Hand-Buch, 1690 · 1821

Verse 1
Ride on! ride on in majesty!
Hark! all the tribes hosanna cry;
thy humble beast pursues his road
with palms and scattered garments strowed.

Verse 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.

Verse 3
Ride on! ride on in majesty!
The angel armies of the sky
look down with sad and wond'ring eyes
to see th' approaching sacrifice.

Verse 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.

Verse 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 pow'r and reign.

Words: Henry Hart Milman, 1821 | Music: Musicalisch Hand-Buch, 1690

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