Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#24

24. The Bridgegroom soon will call us

1 The Bridegroom soon will call us:
Come, all ye wedding guests!
May not His voice appall us,
While slumber binds our breasts;
May all our lamps be burning,
And oil be found in store,
That we, with Him returning
May open find the door.

2 There shall we see delighted
Our dear Redeemer's face,
Who leads our souls benighted
To glory by His grace;
The patriarchs shall meet us,
The prophets' holy band,
Apostles, martyrs, greet us
In that celestial land.

3 They will not blush to own us
As brothers, sisters dear,
Love ever will be shown us
When we with them appear;
We all shall come before Him,
Who for us Man became,
As Lord and God adore Him,
And ever bless His name.

4 Our Father, rich in blessing,
Will give us crowns of gold,
And to His bosom pressing,
Impart a bliss untold,
Will welcome with embraces
Of never-ending love,
And deck us with His graces
In blissful realms above.

5 In mansions fair and spacious
Will God the feast prepare,
And, ever kind and gracious,
Bid us its riches share;
There bliss that knows no measure
From springs of love shall flow,
And never changing pleasure
His bounty will bestow.

Text Information

• First Line: The Bridgegroom soon will call us
• Author: Johann Walther (1552)
• Translator: Rev. Matthias Loy, D. D. (1880)
• Meter: No. 13
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Church Year: Advent; Second Sunday of Advent
• Notes: From the German text: Der Braeut'gam wird bald rufen

Tune Information

• Name: EVARTS
• Composer: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc. (1841)
• Meter: No. 13
• Key: E♭ Major