Sunday, March 24, 2024

Behold, The Lord To Zion Rides

 



"And as He rode along, the people kept spreading their garments on the road.
As He was approaching the city, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the
whole crowd of the disciples began to rejoice and to praise God, extolling
Him exultantly and loudly for all the mighty miracles and works of power
they had witnessed, Crying, "Blessed is the King Who comes in the
name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heaven!"
(Luke 19:36-38)



Jesus In Jerusalem
Gustave Dore
(1832-1883)
French painter and illustrator
Image courtesy/Fine Art America



Behold, the Lord to Zion rides,

And crowds hosannas sing;

They spread their garments in the way,

And hail Him as a king.


O Zion, blind with earthly pride,

Why couldst thou not behold

The Christ of God, whom sage and seer

From age to age foretold?


A king indeed, but not to reign

By power of earthly might;

The glory of whose royal state

Is hid from carnal sight.


Whose subjects are the souls of men

From thrall of darkness won;

Whose kingdom knows no bounds, within

The dawn and setting sun.


Behold thy king to Zion rides

Where He the cross shall bear;

And on that throne with blood bedecked,

His robe of purple wear:


Where slaves to sin His love shall view,

And from their bondage rise

To noble fealty , by the power

Of loving sacrifice.



"Behold, The Lord Of Zion Rides"
(1913)
 Reverend John Brownlie
(1857-1925)
Scottish hymnodist best known for his translations
of early Greek and Latin hymns into English





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