Ride On, Ride On in Majesty
LSB #441
In lowly pomp ride on to die.
O Christ, Thy triumphs now begin
O’er captive death and conquered sin.
v. 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.
Jesus rides into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday in lowly pomp, lowly ceremony. Just pilgrims, children, and ordinary folk welcoming Him, and with just some tree branches and clothes to hail Him. A scene not really befitting His majesty as Israel’s true King. His real pomp will be when He comes again in glory. But that’s not why He’s here now. Now, He rides on to die. But as the hymnwriter puts it, He rides to His death in order to begin His triumphs! He bows His meek head to mortal pain so that He can take His power and reign. These would be contradictions for anyone but Jesus. For the thousands of persons crucified before Jesus, death was just death. The end. But when Jesus dies, He conquers sin and takes death captive. And so death is not the end for Jesus. He will rise and reign for you and me, so that death will not be the end for us, but in Him, the gate to everlasting life. So yes! dear Jesus. Ride on, ride on and die for me! So that I can live in You.
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