your chariot awaits
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Purportedly from a Welsh hymn, cited and translated in 1866 by English sermonizer Charles Spurgeon.[1]
Phrase[edit]
- (humorous, sarcastic) A vehicle, asserted to be luxurious or of high quality, is waiting to transport the person to whom the phrase is said.
- 1957, Frank Evans, The Voyage of the "Petula", page 89:
- Roland, who was holding the dinghy painter, agreed with him. "It's right, Frank," he said. "You know he can never resist a boating trip. O.K., Dick, your chariot awaits."
- 1972, Marjorie Hayen Taylor, Broken Heart, Mended, page 49:
- "Come, Mrs. Taylor," he said, "your chariot awaits. This time you are going to get up on the cart all by yourself."
- 1987, Betty Henrichs, Casanova's Downfall, page 61:
- "Young knight, your chariot awaits," he announced, as a long silver limousine rolled to a stop in front of them.
- 1992, Dallas Schulze, Angel and the Bad Man, page 16:
- Travis gestured toward the motorcycle. "Your chariot awaits."
- 2009, T. Louise, Right Here, Right Now, page 45:
- Hey baby, it's me, I am in the parking lot of your building, your chariot awaits baby.
Usage notes[edit]
Often used ironically, in reference to a normal or sub-par vehicle.
References[edit]
- ^ Spurgeon, C.H. (1866 February 18) “Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 58: 1912 - Christian Classics Ethereal Library”, in Christian Classics Ethereal Library[1], Christian Classics Ethereal Library, retrieved 15 Oct. 2019:
- There is a fine old Welsh hymn which I wish I could turn into English without spoiling it—it runs somewhat to this effect—"O Jesus, come forth! Leave the ivory palaces! Your chariot waits for You, Come forth, come forth! Hell trembles before You, all Heaven adores You, earth owns Your sway, men's hearts cannot resist You. Come forth, come forth! Bars of brass You break, gates of iron give way before You; come forth, come forth, O Jesus for Your chariot awaits You now!"