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SDA Hymnal 459

As the Bridegroom to His Chosen

Words: John TaulerMusic: Peter CuttsTune: BRIDEGROOM8.7.8.7.8.8.7

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1As the bridegroom to his chosen,
As the king unto his realm,
As the keep unto the castle,
As the pilot to the helm,

2As the fountain in the garden,
As the candle in the dark,
As the treasure in the coffer,
As the manna in the ark,

3As the ruby in the setting,
As the honey in the comb,
As the light within the lantern,
As the father in the home,

4As the sunshine in the heavens,
As the image in the glass,
As the fruit upon the fig tree,
As the dew upon the grass,

Meter
8.7.8.7.8.8.7
Scripture
Ephesians 5:25-27; Revelation 19:7-9; Song of Songs 2:16

Copyright 1969 Hope Publishing Co.

The verse

Meter
8.7.8.7 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7.8.8.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

As the bridegroom to his chosen,˘˘//˘˘/˘8A
As the king unto his realm,˘˘//˘˘/7B
As the keep unto the castle,˘˘//˘˘/˘8C
As the pilot to the helm,˘˘/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 2

As the fountain in the garden,˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
As the candle in the dark,˘˘/˘˘˘/7B
As the treasure in the coffer,˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8C
As the manna in the ark,˘˘/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 3

As the ruby in the setting,˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
As the honey in the comb,˘˘/˘˘˘/7B
As the light within the lantern,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C
As the father in the home,˘˘/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 4

As the sunshine in the heavens,˘˘//˘˘/˘8A
As the image in the glass,˘˘/˘˘˘/7B
As the fruit upon the fig tree,˘˘/˘/˘//8C
As the dew upon the grass,˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.