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The voice that breathed o'er Eden

Author: John Keble (1857)
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1 The voice that breathed o'er Eden,
That earliest wedding-day,
The primal marriage blessing,
It hath not pass'd away.

2 Still in the pure espousal
Of Christian man and maid,
The holy Three are with us,
The threefold grace is said.

3 Be present, awful Father,
To give away this bride,
As Eve Thou gav'st to Adam
Out of His own piercèd side:

4 Be present, Son of Mary,
To join their loving hands,
As Thou didst bind two natures
In Thine eternal bands!

5 Be present, holiest Spirit,
To bless them as they kneel,
As Thou, for Christ the Bridegroom,
The heavenly spouse dost seal!

6 O spread Thy pure wing o'er them,
Let no ill power find place,
When onward to Thine altar
Their hallowed path they trace,

7 To cast their crowns before Thee
In perfect sacrifice,
Till to the home of gladness
With Christ's own Bride they rise

Hymnal: according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, 1871

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Author: John Keble

Keble, John, M.A., was born at Fairford, in Gloucestershire, on St. Mark's Day, 1792. His father was Vicar of Coln St. Aldwin's, about three miles distant, but lived at Fairford in a house of his own, where he educated entirely his two sons, John and Thomas, up to the time of their entrance at Oxford. In 1806 John Keble won a Scholarship at Corpus Christi College, and in 1810 a Double First Class, a distinction which up to that time had been gained by no one except Sir Robert Peel. In 1811 he was elected a Fellow of Oriel, a very great honour, especially for a boy under 19 years of age; and in 1811 he won the University Prizes both for the English and Latin Essays. It is somewhat remarkable that amid this brilliantly successful career,… Go to person page >

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First Line:	The voice that breathed o'er Eden
Author:	John Keble (1857)
Meter:	7.6.7.6
Language:	English

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The voice that breathed o'er Eden. J. Keble. [Holy Matrimony.] Written for and first published in the Salisbury Hymn Book, 1857, where it was given as No. 187, in 8 stanzas of 4 lines. In the author's posthumous Miscellaneous Poems, 1869, it is headed "Holy Matrimony. To be sung at the Commencement of the Service," and is dated "July 12, 1857." In Biggs's annotated edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1867, it is rendered into Latin by Lord Lyttelton (1866) as "Elle Edenaeas qui Patris Deus." The original is in extensive use, and is one of the most beautiful of modern hymns for Holy Matrimony.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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The Hymnal : published in 1895 and revised in 1911 by authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America : with the supplement of 1917 (1921), p.883

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Instances (89)	First Line	Text Title	Authors	Composers	Meter	Scripture	Tune Title	Tune Key	Incipit	Languages	Publication Date
A Church Hymn Book: for the use of congregations of the United Church of England and Ireland #212	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1861
Baptist Hymnal 1956 #502	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden	The Voice That Breathed o'er Eden	John Keble, 1792-1866	John B. Dykes, 1823-1876	7.6.7.6 D		BLAIRGOWRIE	E Flat Major		English	1956
Book of Common Praise #d563	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1915
Book of Hymns for the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States #d253	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1920
Book of Hymns for the joint Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and other states #d253	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1913
Christian Praise #d360	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1964
Church Book: for the use of Evangelical Lutheran congregations #505	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1868
Church Hymnal #226	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1877
Church Hymnal, Third Edition #241	The voice that breathed o’er Eden										1919
Church Hymns and Tunes #615	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden		Rev. John Keble								1906
Church Hymns and Tunes for use in Baptist Churches #d536	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1906
Church Hymns with Tunes #241	The voice that breathed o’er Eden				7.6.7.6						1874
Church Hymns with Tunes #279	The voice that breathed o’er Eden				7.6.7.6						1903
Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #843	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1864
Common Praise: hymns with tunes for Christian worship #686	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		J. Keble								1913
Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book with Tunes #d450	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1912
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnbook (Lutheran Conference of Missouri and Other States) #d361	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1892
Free Methodist Hymnal #d599	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1915
Hymnal: according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America #248	The voice that breathed o'er Eden									English	1871
Hymnal: according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America : Revised edition (1874) #248	The voice that breathed o'er Eden									English	1874
Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #248	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden				7.6.7.6		ST. ALPHEGE	G Major or modal		English	1890
Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book: with accompanying tunes #266	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		Rev. J. Keble								1907
Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #266	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		Rev. J. Keble								1908
Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d738	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1900
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition #298	The voice that breathed o’er Eden				7.6.7.6						1904
Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard Edition #350	The voice that breathed o’er Eden				7.6.7.6						1875
Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #437	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1874
Hymns for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, by the Authority of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania #540	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1865
Hymns of the Christian Life. Rev. ed. #d458	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1962
Hymns of Worship and Remembrance #d287	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1950
Hymns of Worship and Service #475	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden		J. Keble								1905
Hymns of Worship and Service #d481	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1910
Hymns of Worship and Service (15th ed.) #475	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden		J. Keble								1907
Hymns That Every Child Should Know #d92	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1907
In Excelsis: hymns with tunes for Christian worship #678	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden		J. Keble								1897
Inter-Church Hymnal #d370	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1930
Methodist Hymn and Tune Book: official hymn book of the Methodist Church #265	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1917
Our New Hymnal #71	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1893
Songs of the Christian Life #525	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1912
Songs of the Church #d218	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1953
St. Francis Hymnal and Choir Manual #d348	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1925
Sursum Corda: a book of praise #835b	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden		John Keble								1898
Sursum Corda: a book of praise #835a	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden		John Keble								1898
The Academic Hymnal #33	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1899
The American Hymnal #d582	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1919
The Book of Common Praise #d582	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1940
The Book of Common Praise, being the Hymn Book of the Church of England in Canada. Annotated ed. #d660	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1909
The Book of Common Praise, being the Hymn Book of The Church of England in Canada (revised 1938) #261A	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		Rev. John Keble	H. J. Gauntlett	7.6.7.6		ST. ALPHEGE	G Major or modal			1939
The Book of Praise #d352	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1865
The Book of Praise #577	The voice that breathed o'er Eden	The voice that breathed o'er Eden	John Keble, 1792-1866	Henry John Gauntlett, 1805 - 1876	7.6.7.6		ST. ALPHEGE	F Major		English	1972
The Book of Praise #704	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble, 1792 - 1866	Henry John Gauntlett, 1805 - 1876	7.6.7.6	Isaiah 62:5	ST. ALPHEGE	G Major or modal		English	1918
The Book of Praise for Church, School, and Home: Selections from the Prayer Book and Hymnal #d169	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1893
The Book of Praise for Sunday Schools: Selections from the Revised Prayer Book and Hymnal #d170	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1893
The Church and Sunday-School Hymnal #280	The voice that breathed o'er Eden										1898
The Church Hymnal #d426	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1915
The Church Hymnal: revised and enlarged in accordance with the action of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892... #240a	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden		J. Keble								1894
The Church Hymnal: revised and enlarged in accordance with the action of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892... #240b	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden		J. Keble								1894
The Church Hymnal: revised and enlarged in accordance with the action of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892... #240c	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden		J. Keble								1894
The Church Hymnal: revised and enlarged in accordance with the action of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892. (Ed. B) #240c	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		J. Keble	J. B. Dykes	7.6.7.6 D		BLAIRGOWRIE	E Flat Major			1898
The Church Hymnal: revised and enlarged in accordance with the action of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892. (Ed. B) #240a	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden		J. Keble	H. J. Gauntlett	7.6.7.6		ST. ALPHEGE	G Major or modal		English	1898
The Church Hymnal: revised and enlarged in accordance with the action of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892. (Ed. B) #240b	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		J. Keble	F. L. Humphreys	7.6.7.6		ST. MABYN	A Flat Major			1898
The Church Hymnal Revised: containing hymns approved and set forth by the general convetions of 1892 and 1916; together with hymns for the use of guilds and brotherhoods, and for special occastions #251	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1920
The Church Hymnal with Canticles #248a	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1892
The Church Hymnal with Canticles #248b	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1892
The Church Praise Book: a selection of hymns and tunes for Christian worship #562	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1881
The English Hymnal #348	The voice that breathed o’er Eden				7.6.7.6						1906
The Hymnal and Order of Service #d556	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1926
The Hymnal and Order of Service #d561	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1937
The Hymnal: as authorized and approved by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1916 #383	The voice that breathed o'er Eden	The voice that breathed o'er Eden	John Keble	Melchior Vulpius	7.6.7.6		CANA (Vulpius)		132345365432356		1916
The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer with accompanying tunes (3rd ed., rev. and enl.) #522	The voice that breathed o’er Eden				7.6.7.6						1893
The Hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod. Text ed. #d574	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1923
The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d629	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1890
The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #687	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		Rev. John Keble								1895
The Hymnal, Published in 1895 and Revised in 1911 #674	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1912
The Hymnal : published in 1895 and revised in 1911 by authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America : with the supplement of 1917 #674	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble	Edward G. McCollin	7.6.7.6 D		WEDDING DAY	A Major		English	1921
The Hymnal: revised and enlarged as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the of our Lord 1892..with music, as used in Trinity Church #240a	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden		Rev. J. Keble								1893
The Hymnal: revised and enlarged as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the of our Lord 1892..with music, as used in Trinity Church #240b	The voice that breath'd o'er Eden		Rev. J. Keble								1893
The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #240b	The voice that breathed o'er Eden	The voice that breathed o'er Eden	Rev. John Keble		7.6		[The voice that breathed o'er Eden]	D Major		English	1894
The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #240a	The voice that breathed o'er Eden	The voice that breathed o'er Eden	Rev. John Keble	Sir John Stainer, Mus. Doc.	7.6		[The voice that breathed o'er Eden]			English	1894
The Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Congregations #d474	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1906
The Lutheran Hymnal #622	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1941
The Presbyterian Book of Praise: approved and commended by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, with Tunes #471	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble	J. H. Knecht	7.6.7.6	Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5; 2 Corinthians 6:14	MORLAIX	F Major or modal		English	1897
The Presbyterian Book of Praise: approved and commended by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada; With tunes; Part I. Selections from the Psalter. Part II. The Hymnal, rev, and en. #471	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1915
The Sarum Hymnal #239	The voice that breathed o’er Eden				7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6						1869
The Song Book of the Salvation Army #d788	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1953
The St. Alban Hymnal #d422	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1921
The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #751	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1873
The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #d538	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1910
When Youth Sing #d182	The voice that breathed o'er Eden		John Keble								1961

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