Behold the Bridegroom Cometh

*** Revised Common Lectionary *** Lectionary Reading: Matthew 25:14-30 CLASSIC POEM: Behold the Bridegroom Cometh George F. Root Our lamps are trimm’d and burning, Our robes are white and clean, We’ve tarried for the Bridegroom, O may we enter in? We know we’ve nothing worthy That we can call our own– The light, the oil, the robes we wear, Are all from Him alone. Behold, the Bridegroom cometh! And all may enter in, Whose lamps are trimm’d and burning, Whose robes are white and clean. Go forth, go forth to meet Him, The way is open now, All lighted with the glory That’s streaming from His brow. Accept the invitation Beyond deserving kind; Make no delay, but take your lamps, And joy eternal find. Behold, the Bridegroom cometh! And all may enter in, Whose lamps are trimm’d and burning, Whose robes are white and clean. We see the marriage splendor Within the open door; We know that those who enter Are blest for evermore. We see He is more lovely Than all the sons of men, But still we know the door once shut, Will never ope again. Behold, the Bridegroom cometh! And all may enter in, Whose lamps are trimm’d and burning, Whose robes are white and clean. *** This poem is in the public domain, and may be read in a live-streamed worship service. CONTEMPORARY POEM: Matthew XXV: 30 Jorge Luis Borges SNIPPET: The first bridge, Constitution Station. At my feet the shunting trains trace iron labyrinths. … [ READ THE FULL POEM ]