The Bridegroom Cometh

Ye virgin souls, arise

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 114 hymnals

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1 Ye virgin souls, arise,
With all the dead awake!
Unto salvation wise,
Oil in your vessels take:
Upstarting at the midnight cry,
Behold the heavenly Bridegroom nigh.

2 He comes, he comes, to call
The nations to his bar,
And raise to glory all
Who fit for glory are;
Make ready for your full reward,
Go forth with joy to meet your Lord.

3 Go, meet him in the sky,
Your everlasting Friend;
Your Head to glorify,
With all his saints ascend:
Ye pure in heart, obtain the grace
To see, without a vail, his face!

Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #996

Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Ye virgin souls, arise
Title: The Bridegroom Cometh
Author: Charles Wesley
Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8
Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1749
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances

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A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #CXCIII

A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of the Pious of All Denominations #d110

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A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #LI

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d1010

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d1017

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d1017

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A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #822

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A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #1050

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #65

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #836

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A Collection of Hymns #L67

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A Collection of Hymns #65

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A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the use of the Latter-Day Saints #48

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #135

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A Collection of Spiritual Songs and Hymns #LI

A New and Choice Selection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d180

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A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #101

A Prayer Meeting and Revival Hymn Book . 27th ed. #d592

A Selection of Hymns ... Supplement to the Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 1st ed #d319

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A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #551a

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A Selection of Hymns #DLI

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A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #A26

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African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #490b

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Baptist Hymn Book #aB193

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Christian's Duty, exhibited in a series of hymns #349

Church Hymn Book . 3rd ed. #d649

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Church Psalmody #629

Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d844

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Free Methodist Hymnal #101

Hymn Book of the Holiness Movement Church #d584

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #706

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #706

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #181

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Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #181

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #954

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #954

Hymns and Spiritual Songs with Choruses Affixed; as Usually Sung at Camp-Meetings. 24th ed. #d137

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Hymns for Christian Melody #913

Hymns for Conference Meetings and Private Devotions #d151

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Hymns for the Use of the Society of United Christian Friends #CXVII

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Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, as authorized by the General Convention #405

Hymns Selected #d255

Hymns Selected from Dr. Watts, Dr. Doddridge and Various Other Writers #d255

Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d896

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Methodist Hymn-Book #880

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Methodist Tune Book #193

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Methodist Tune Book #198

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Millennial Harp #B54

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New Hymn and Tune book #303a

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New Hymn and Tune Book #303a

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New Select Hymns #224

Sacred Melodies for Second Advent, Conference and Camp Meetings #d52

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Salvation Army Music #351

Select Melodies, comprising the Best of Those Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use #d296

Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d134

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Sifted Wheat #171

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Social and Camp-meeting Songs, for the Pious (9th ed. enl.) #89

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Social and Campmeeting Songs For the Pious (4th ed.) #89

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Songs of Pilgrimage #1009

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Songs of the Pentecost for the Forward Gospel Movement #176

The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymn Book #d488

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The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book #490b

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The American Church Harp #78

The American Repository of Sacred Music #d187

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The Baptist Hymn Book #B193

The Bible Hymn Book #d294

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The Camp Meeting Hymn Book #44

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The Camp-Meeting Chorister #155

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The Centenary Singer #328

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #568

The Christian Melodist, a Collection of Popular Songs, for Use in Public and Social Meetings ... #d395

The Christian Psalmist #d784

The Christian Psalmist (Numeral ed.) 10th ed., 1st rev. ed. #d446

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The Christian's Duty #CCCXLIX

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The Christian's Harp #84

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The Christians Duty, exhibited, in a series of Hymns #CCCXLIX

The Church Hymn Book #d1219

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The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems #DCLVIII

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The Cyber Hymnal #7820

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The Cyber Hymnal #7823

The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs #d283

The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs, with an Appendix of Choice Hymns #d275

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The Everlasting Joy #75

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The Heart and Voice #277c

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The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church #830

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The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #772

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The Lord's Songs #CXXVI

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