#patriciaking

I've been writing new songs lately and recording them. Here's the lyrics of a new one I composed on guitar. This leads me to say, I'm learning how to play guitar. I was about to buy one, and then God gave me one through someone I had just met recently who did not know that I wanted one.

Love song/ Wise Virgin

The day has passed

Night has come

Beloved One

I'll sing You this song

{{I will wait for You

All through the night

I will not lose heart

Keep my lamp burning bright}}

Bought my oil

Trimming the wick as my light burns on

Come my King

Watching the sky as I look for the dawn

{{Back to chorus}}

Altogether lovely

Altogether good

This is my friend

This is my beloved

When He comes

Let the trumpet sound

My Bridegroom

Let a heart that's faithful be found

{{Chorus}}

There it is. Some of the concepts were inspired from hearing about what a wedding and betrothal was actually like in Jesus day. My friend M lent me a book by Patricia King that explained the whole process. Part of the narrative explains that after the couple was betrothed, the finance would go to his father's house to prepare a place for his bride. The bride's job was to prepare herself and wait. No one knew when the husband-to-be would return, only the father, who would assess when he thought the son and his preparations were complete. So both bride and groom had to be ready at all times, hence the lamps in the window at night. When the groom would come the whole town would go out, a trumpet would sound announcing his coming, and the bride would go out to meet him. The wedding would happen at that moment. This is what I remember of the book at least. I included a link to it above. As for the song, I am happy to realize that as I compose music on guitar, Randy noted, that it has a bit of a folk rock flare. To some that is good news, to others bad, but as for me, I love doing it!