12 Your King Comes Riding – original song for SATB choir by Stephen R Dalrymple

12 Your King Comes Riding
original song for SATB choir by Stephen R Dalrymple (with optional parts for Shofar or Trumpet)
  sequenced by the composer
based on Zechariah 9, Psalm 118, and Matthew 21
This suite of songs (Hope of the World: The Passion) presents prophecies in the Old Testament that are referenced in the New Testament.
Many of the predictions of Zechariah are futuristic, looking far ahead in history. There was no king of Judah in Zechariah’s day. The former exiles who had returned to Judah were under the authority of the Persians. Any king would have to be authorized by the higher secular authority. But Zechariah foresees a king who will enter Jerusalem, riding on a donkey. The choice of the animal here is important. The donkey is the beast of burden of the common man. (Analogous to an economic or dilapidated automobile.) Horses were primarily used by soldiers; something like a victor riding into town in a tank. Mules (Jewish law forbade the breeding of hybrid animals) were the choice of the wealthy. In Judea, they were evidently imported. David had Solomon ride into Jerusalem on his mule (something like a sports car.) But Zechariah sees Messiah will presenting Himself as king riding the transportation of the common person. On Psalm Sunday, about a week before Jesus’ death, the crowds quoted Zechariah 9 and Psalm 118 as Jesus offered Himself to the nation as king.
Hope of the World is a suite of original songs by Stephen R Dalrymple arranged for SATB choir and piano. The suite is actually 2 suites, eight songs meant to be performed at Advent and nine songs for the Passion season. At this time only the Passion songs are being published, but eventually all 17 songs will be available. The 9 Passion songs have been updated edited, and supplemented recently, without changing the essence of the originals.

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