Text: | As the bridegroom to his chosen |
Author: | John Tauler (1300-61) |
Paraphaser: | Emma Frances Bevan (1827-1909) |
Tune: | BRIDEGROOM |
Composer: | Peter Cutts (b. 1937) |
1 As the bridegroom to his chosen,
as the king unto his realm,
as the keep unto the castle,
as the pilot to the helm,
so, Lord, art thou to me.
2 As the fountain in the garden,
as the candle in the dark,
as the treasure in the coffer,
as the manna in the ark,
so, Lord, art thou to me.
3 As the music at the banquet,
as the stamp unto the seal,
as the medicine to the fainting,
as the wine-cup at the meal,
so, Lord, art thou to me.
4 As the ruby in the setting,
as the honey in the comb,
as the light within the lantern,
as the father in the home,
so, Lord, art thou to me.
5 As the sunshine in the heavens,
as the image in the glass,
as the fruit unto the fig-tree,
as the dew unto the grass,
so, Lord, art thou to me.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | As the bridegroom to his chosen |
Author: | John Tauler (1300-61) |
Paraphaser: | Emma Frances Bevan (1827-1909) |
Meter: | 8 7 . 8 7 . 6 . |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1975 |
Topic: | God--the Father: In whom we trust; God--in Jesus Christ: His Love, Help, Healing |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | BRIDEGROOM |
Composer: | Peter Cutts (b. 1937) |
Meter: | 8 7 . 8 7 . 6 . |
Key: | F Major |
Copyright: | Owner or controller of copyright: Oxford University Press |