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SDA Hymnal 160

Ride On in Majesty

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]6/4

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

2Ride 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.

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

4Ride 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.

Words
[unclear]
Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
6/4

The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
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Verse 1

Ride on! ride on in majesty!/˘/˘˘/˘˘8A
Hark, all the tribes hosanna cry;//˘/˘/˘/8B
O Savior meek, pursue Thy road˘/˘/˘///8C
With palms and scattered garments strowed.˘/˘/˘/˘/8D

Verse 2

Ride on! ride on in majesty!/˘/˘˘/˘˘8A
In lowly pomp ride on to die;˘/˘//˘˘/8B
O Christ, Thy triumphs now begin˘///˘/˘/8C
O'er captive death and conquered sin.//˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 3

Ride on! ride on in majesty!/˘/˘˘/˘˘8A
The winged squadrons of the sky˘//˘˘˘/7B
Look down with sad and wondering eyes//˘/˘/˘˘/9C
To see th' approaching sacrifice.˘/˘/˘/˘/8D

Verse 4

Ride on! ride on in majesty!/˘/˘˘/˘˘8A
In lowly pomp ride on to die;˘/˘//˘˘/8B
Bow Thy meek head to mortal pain,////˘/˘/8C
Then take, O God, Thy power and reign.//˘///˘˘/9C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.