Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CHRIST CRUCIFIED, by HENRY HART MILMAN


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First Line: Ride on, ride on in majesty!
Last Line: Then take, o god, thy power, and reign!
Variant Title(s): Palm Sunday
Subject(s): Crucifixion; Palm Sunday; Jesus Christ - Crucifixion


RIDE on! ride on in majesty!
In lowly pomp ride on to die;
O Christ, thy triumphs now begin
O'er captive death and conquer'd sin!

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

Ride on! ride on in majesty!
The last and fiercest strife is night;
The Father on his sapphire throne
Expects his own anointed Son.

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!





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