1
The Bible is a romance
D
The Bible is a
Bm
romance
In the
Em
most holy
A
sense:
God
D
and His chosen
Bm
people
In
Em
love it
E
so pre
A
sents.
This
G
Universal
D
Couple
Through
G
out it
D
is
G
dis
A
played;
God
Bm
in Christ is the
G
Bridegroom,
His
Em7
saints, the
A-A7
Bride, por
D-G-D
trayed.
2
Through shadows, types and figures,
Through shadows, types and figures,
God's deepest thought is known;
As typified by Adam,
The Husband, Christ, is shown.
A rib brought forth from Adam
Reveals the source of life
By which God built a woman:
Eve, as the church, His wife.
D
Through shadows, types and
Bm
figures,
God's
Em
deepest thought is
A
known;
As
D
typified by
Bm
Adam,
The
Em
Husband,
E
Christ, is
A
shown.
A
G
rib brought forth from
D
Adam
G
Reveals the
D
source
G
of
A
life
By
Bm
which God built a
G
woman:
Eve,
Em7
as the
A-A7
church, His
D-G-D
wife.
3
To be His people’s Husband,
To be His people's Husband,
To take them as His wife:
This is what God desires
To live in marriage life.
Their sacrifice and worship
Alone could not content;
But with them to be married
Was God's foremost intent.
D
To be His people's
Bm
Husband,
To take
Em
them as His
A
wife:
This
D
is what God
Bm
desires
To
Em
live in
E
marriage
A
life.
Their
G
sacrifice and
D
worship
G
Alone could
D
not
G A
content;
But
Bm
with them to be
G
married
Was
Em7
God's
A-A7
foremost
D-G-D
intent.
4
This romance is the finest
This romance is the finest
As seen in Song of Songs;
For her Beloved's kisses
His seeking lover longs.
Love's work in her produces
No person of her own,
But she becomes the City,
Her Person, Christ alone.
D
This romance is the
Bm
finest
As seen
Em
in Song of
A
Songs;
For
D
her Beloved's
Bm
kisses
His
Em
seeking
E
lover
A
longs.
Love's
G
work in her
D
produces
No
G
person
D
of
G
her
A
own,
But
Bm
she becomes the
G
City,
Her
Em7
Person,
A-A7
Christ
D-G-D
alone.
5
Christ is our coming Bridegroom;
Christ is our coming Bridegroom;
We are the Church, His Bride,
Redeemed, regenerated,
The issue of His side,
In source, in life, in nature
And person fully one,
His counterpart forever,
The New Jerusalem.
D
Christ is our coming
Bm
Bridegroom;
We are
Em
the Church, His
A
Bride,
D
Redeemed,
Bm
regenerated,
The
Em
issue
E
of His
A
side,
In
G
source, in life, in
D
nature
And
G
person
D G
fully
A
one,
His
Bm
counterpart
G
forever,
The
Em7
New
A-A7 D-G-D
Jerusalem.
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Rancho Cordova, California, United States
To be His people’s Husband,
To take them as His wife:
This is what God desires
To live in marriage life.
Their sacrifice and worship
Alone could not content;
But with them to be married
Was God’s foremost intent.
Irvine, CA, United States
His counterpart forever, the New Jerusalem.
Canada
I was reading the foreword of Brother Lee's Life Study of Romans today. And what he wrote instantly reminded me of the first line of this hymn. Indeed, the Bible is a romance, it the most holy sense! This is revealed many times in the Old Testament. In Genesis, Adam was a type of Christ and Eve was a type of the Church. And Song of Songs is just all about love! We are the Shulamite that runs after our beloved. It is so sweet to follow and love and run after the Lord!
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Lord, Thank You for loving us from eternity.
Harvest, Alabama, United States
Amen! We are the Lord's counterpart!
Alhambra, California, United States
Praise the Lord. We can enjoy His romance as we are singing this song.
Zamboanga, Zamboanga Del Sur, Philippines
Truly and in reality the Bible is a romance, God wants to live a marriage life with His chosen and redeemed people, the Church! Amen Lord!
Chula Vista, CA, United States
You may be surprised what reminded me of this wonderful hymn - Life Study of Romans message one! It begins by stating that we need to know the position of the book of Romans in the Bible. In order to to know this, we need to consider the Bible as a whole. The next point is: "The Bible - a Romance of a Universal Couple."
I wholeheartedly encourage you in your reading of the Word, to include the Life-Study as a companion!
Irvine, CA, United States
This is profound hymn. Thank You Lord Jesus for making us Your counterpart, Your bride.
Guayama, Puerto Rico
What a privilege to enjoy this hymn and see the true meaning of the Bible.