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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal · No. 459 · Words: John Tauler; tr. Emma Frances Bevan
As the Bridegroom to His Chosen
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A devotional poem by 14th-century German mystic John Tauler, translated by Emma Frances Bevan (1858). Each stanza piles up intimate analogies — bridegroom, fountain, ruby, father — to express the soul's complete dependence on and delight in Christ.
Verse 1
As the bridegroom to his chosen,
As the king to his realm,
As the keep unto the castle,
As the pilot to the helm,
So, Lord, art Thou to me.
Verse 2
As the fountain in the garden,
As the candle in the dark,
As the treasure in the coffer,
As the manna in the ark,
So, Lord, art Thou to me.
Verse 3
As the ruby in the setting,
As the honey in the comb,
As the light within the lantern,
As the father in the home,
So, Lord, art Thou to me.
Verse 4
As the sunshine in the heavens,
As the image in the glass,
As the fruits up in the fig tree,
As the dew upon the grass,
So, Lord, art Thou to me.
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