Hymn
The Voice that Breathed Over Eden
The voice that breathed o'er Eden
That earliest wedding day,
The primal marriage blessing,
It hath not passed away.
Still in the pure espousal
Of Christian man and maid,
The Holy Three are with us,
The threefold grace is said.
Be present, Heavenly Father,
To give away this bride,
As Eve Thou gav'st to Adam
Out of his own pierced side:
Be present, Son of Mary,
To join their loving hands,
As Thou didst bind two natures
In Thine eternal bands:
Be present, Holy Spirit,
To bless them as they kneel,
As Thou for Christ the Bridegroom
The heavenly Spouse dost seal.
O spread Thy pure wing o'er them,
Let no ill power find place,
When onward to Thine altar
Their hallowed path they trace,
To lay their hearts before Thee
In perfect sacrifice,
Till to the home of gladness
With Christ's own Bride they rise.
Amen.
The Voice that Breathed Over Eden — Text from The Hymnal and Order of Service, 1926. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-voice-that-breathed-over-eden
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Who wrote The Voice that Breathed Over Eden?
The words of The Voice that Breathed Over Eden were written by John Keble; the version here was published in 1926. The library holds 5 more hymns by John Keble, including There Is a Book That All May Read and When God of old came down from heaven.
Is The Voice that Breathed Over Eden public domain?
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What is the metre of The Voice that Breathed Over Eden?
The Voice that Breathed Over Eden is in 7.6.7.6. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, O Happy Band of Pilgrims, O that the Lord's salvation and Sometimes a light surprises.