The Cyber Hymnal ‎#623

623. The Bridegroom Meets His Bride

1. The Bridegroom meets His bride,
Arrayed in garments white;
She waged a lifelong war,
And conquered in His might.

2. The banner o’er her floats,
That o’er her floated long;
The mighty conqueror,
Leads on the victor throng.

3. ’Tis not to conflict now,
The sound of strife is o’er;
All tears are wiped away,
And sighs are heard no more.

4. ’Tis to the banquet spread,
To join the festal throng;
Theirs is the shout of praise,
Theirs the eternal song.

5. The victor’s crown they wear,
Crowned is their living head:
The wealth of Heaven is theirs,
His glory on them shed.

Text Information

• First Line: The Bridegroom meets His bride
• Title: The Bridegroom Meets His Bride
• Author: James Stephens (ca. 1902)
• Meter: 66.66
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns of Consecration and Faith, by James Mountain (London: Marshall Brothers, new & enlarged edition, circa 1902), number 418
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CECILIA (Hayne)
• Composer: Leighton George Hayne (1863)
• Meter: 66.66
• Incipit: 54332 13277 65223
• Key: G Major
• Source: Merton Tune Book, 1863
• Copyright: Public Domain