Tune: Quebec
('Jesu, thou joy of loving hearts')
Psalm 45 v.13-17
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Here royal wedding, king's daughter
The groom does love her, and sought her
To be his bride, his wife for e'er
Come to the feast and in it share
She be all glorious within
Her clothes woven with gold therein
She shall be brought unto the groom
Celebrating, for all there [is] room
She shall wear robes, colours many
Raiment of needlework it be
The women her companions
Bridesmaids they be, they fine fair ones
With gladness and rejoicing they
Come to the bride, and for her pray
They shall enter the king's palace
Wondrous, beauteous sign is this
Instead of your fathers shall be
Children, a generation, see
Them you may make to be princes
In all the earth, with full graces
I will make you name sure to be
Not forgotten, recalled, holy
Remembered through all time, all fare
So shall the people praise you e'er
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: February 15th, 2018 02:53
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8888 Long Metre (LM). The groom is the King. The bride is referred to as the king's daughter. But the king is not marrying his own daughter! An oldie again - hymn in the clip dates from about 1150.
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Comments3
You should see my night time raiment - or perhaps not - I have got one set though just in case I end up in hospital.
Thanks Michael. That raiment will make me swoon - if people are not wearing it! oohh.
Thanks STEVE for a lovely Medieval Hymn and the words to sing along with. Love the Poem ~ reminded me of "The Marriage Wedding of the Lamb (Jesus) and His Bride the CHURCH ~ Weddings are always wonderful ~ AMEN ~ Yours BRIAN
Thanks Brian. I met Bernie (Bernard) in person! Doubt he would like being called Bernie though, as he seemed gruff, and a 'severe moralist' as one writer says of him.
Sounds like one heck of a wedding, orchie! I bet you would swoon if you were there!
Yes, swoon! Thanks Fred.
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