Hymn · Psalm 45

The Church the Bride of Christ

ST. THOMAS · S.M. · words from The Psalter, 1912 · music Aaron Williams

Setting: Open Hymnal · Open Hymnal (oh44-c-natural)

auto-underlaid These words and this tune share a meter but have no hand-edited setting; the underlay was fitted automatically (syllable-for-note, validated).

1.O Royal Bride give heed,
And to my words attend;
For Christ the King forsake the world
And ev'ry former friend.

2.Thy beauty and thy grace
Shall then delight the King;
He only is the rightful Lord,
To Him thy worship bring.

3.To thee, since thou art His,
Great honor shall be shown;
The rich shall bring their gifts to thee
Thy glory they shall own.

4.Enthroned in royal state,
All glorious thou shalt dwell,
With garments fair, in-wrought with gold,
The Church He loveth well.

5.And they that honor thee
Shall in thy train attend;
And to the palace of the King
Shall joyfully ascend.

6.O King of royal race,
Thy sons of heavenly birth
Thou wilt endow with kingly gifts
As princes in the earth.

7.Thy name shall be proclaimed
Through all succeeding days,
And all the nations of the earth
Shall give Thee endless praise.

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SELLINGE — John Pyke Hullah
AYLESBURY — Chetham's Psalmody, 1718
BOYLSTON — Lowell Mason
SOUTHWELL — Daman's Psalter, 1579
ST. MICHAEL — William Crotch

Other words for this tune

All People, Clap Your Hands; to God — Scottish Psalter, 1650
I in the Lord Do Put My Trust — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Lord, Hear My Pray'r, Attend My Suits — Scottish Psalter, 1650
My God, Deliver Me from Those — Scottish Psalter, 1650
My Heart Not Haughty Is, O Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
O Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Psalm 50:7-15 — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
The Advent of Our God — Charles Coffin
True Love for the Word — The Psalter, 1912
A Charge to Keep I Have — Charles Wesley
A Mourner's Entreaties — The Psalter, 1912
Blest Be The Tie That Binds — John Fawcett
Breathe on Me, Breath of God — Edwin Hatch
Exultent Confidence — The Psalter, 1912
Forgiveness and Deliverance — The Psalter, 1912
Forgiving Mercy Besought — The Psalter, 1912
Integrity of Character — The Psalter, 1912
Lord Jesus Think On Me — Synesius of Cyrene
Lord, Bless and Pity Us — Scottish Psalter, 1650
My Heart Inditing Is (Second Version) — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Not All the Blood of Beasts — Isaac Watts
Prayer for Defense and Guidance — The Psalter, 1912
Prayer for the Oppressed — The Psalter, 1912
Stand Up and Bless the Lord — James Montgomery
The Folly of Unbelief — The Psalter, 1912
The Friendship of the Lord — The Psalter, 1912
The Godly Man — The Psalter, 1912
The Sins of Youth — The Psalter, 1912
We Give Thee But Thine Own — William Walsham How
We Know Thee Who Thou Art — William Bright

Same meter but needs editorial underlay: DENNIS, FESTAL SONG, SCHUMANN, ST. BRIDE, TRENTHAM.

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