Hymn 725 - No Tramp of Soldiers’ Marching Feet

This weekend we are studying a hymn by an Anglican Pastor, Timothy Dudley-Smith. Smith was ordained by the Church of England in 1950 and over the 40 years of his ministry wrote hundreds of hymns some of which have been included in more modern Lutheran hymnals. We have several of his hymns in our Worship Supplement. 

The Palm Sunday hymn "No Tramp of Soldiers' Marching Feet" not only summarizes the events of Palm Sunday recorded in the Gospels by the evangelists, but goes on to detail how many people on that first Palm Sunday missed the ultimate purpose for Jesus' coming to this earth. 

Jesus was not welcomed by powerful people and leaders, but by the poor, common and lowly (including children). Although He was not received as He should have been and the King of Creation and Savior of the world, He came anyway. He came in humility and in fulfillment of God's promises recorded in the Old Testament. Nothing was going to prevent Jesus from carrying out His work of salvation. The world would ultimately know Jesus for who and what He truly was!

But it would not be an easy road. His road meant suffering, rejection by men, abandonment by God, all so that He could bear the punishment for sinful man's rebellion against God. But the world will know Jesus on the last day. Jesus has carried out the work of salvation. He lived, died, and victoriously rose from death. His people, and all people, will acknowledge Him as King when He returns in glory on the last day.  

Join us for worship this weekend as we joyfully proclaim Jesus as our King and our Savior from sin.