Ride On, Ride On in Majesty!
Ride On, Ride On in Majesty! | |
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by Henry Hart Milman | |
Genre | Hymn |
Occasion | Palm Sunday |
Written | 1827 |
Based on | Matthew 21:1-17 |
Meter | 8.8.8.8 (L.M.) |
Melody |
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"Ride On, Ride On in Majesty!", also titled "Ride On! Ride On in Majesty",[1] is a Christian hymn written by Henry Hart Milman in 1820.[2] It is a Palm Sunday hymn and refers to Matthew 21:1–17 and Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem.[3]
History
While Milman wrote "Ride On, Ride On in Majesty!" in 1820, it was not published in a hymn book until 1827 when it was published in Bishop
Bishop of Calcutta.[4] It was described by composer Stanley L. Osbourne as "Objective, robust, confident, and stirring, it possesses that peculiar combination of tragedy and victory which draws the singer into the very centre of the drama. It is this which gives the hymn its power and its challenge".[3] The hymn proved popular: in 1907, John Julian, in his Dictionary of Hymnology, stated it was the most popular Palm Sunday hymn in the English language at that time.[3]
The hymn is viewed to be full of
The hymn is used as a processional hymn during Palm Sunday.[5]
Tune
The hymn is sung to a variety of tunes—the database at Hymnary.org shows 39 tunes paired with it—including St Drostane by
While shepherds watched their flocks by night".[8]
References
- ^ a b "Oremus Hymnal: Ride on! ride on in majesty". Oremus. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ "Ride On, Ride On in Majesty!". Hymntime.com. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ a b c d e "Ride on! ride on in majesty!". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ "Henry Hart Milman". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ ISBN 978-0199997121.
- ^ "Ride on! ride on in majesty". The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press.
- ^ "Ride On, Ride On in Majesty!". Cyber Hymnal. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ "Tune: WINCHESTER NEW". Hymnary.org.