Hymn
The Bridegroom Cometh
Ye virgin souls, arise,
With all the dead awake!
Unto salvation wise,
Oil in your vessels take:
Upstarting at the midnight cry,
Behold the heavenly Bridegroom nigh.
He comes, he comes, to call
The nations to his bar,
And raise to glory all
Who fit for glory are;
Make ready for your full reward,
Go forth with joy to meet your Lord.
Go, meet him in the sky,
Your everlasting Friend;
Your Head to glorify,
With all his saints ascend:
Ye pure in heart, obtain the grace
To see, without a vail, his face!
The Bridegroom Cometh — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-bridegroom-cometh
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Bridegroom Cometh?
The words of The Bridegroom Cometh were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Love Divine, All Loves Excelling and What Sin Hath Done.
Is The Bridegroom Cometh public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Voice of Praise, published in 1873. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Bridegroom Cometh?
The Bridegroom Cometh is in 6.6.6.6.8.8. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Join All the Glorious Names, Pleading the Promise and Welcome, Delightful Morn.