My Bridegroom's Song

I wrote this poem on June 12, 2005 when I was still imagining my wedding and how my bridegroom would feel on our our wedding day.  This was inspired by Revelations 21:2, Habakkuk 3:19, Isaiah 54:5, 61:9-11, and Isaiah 62:13.

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 I watch in awe

From where I stand

I can't believe

It is this grand

Your cheeks blushing with pure love

Your eyes glist'ning with hope

My soul dances within me

Your smile sets me all aglow

So beautiful and tender

Delicate and rare

Precious in my eyes

I wait with joy for you my dear

Eager to be your husband

Can't wait to hold your hand

Oh praise the Lord of heaven

That He had all these planned

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The photos below show what actually happened on the day of my wedding.

 

View from the altar 

My very happy bridegroom who definitely liked what he saw.

Photo credits: Andre Photography and Rax Dumadag

Here I Am, Your Bride

I wrote this poem on June 12, 2005.  It was inspired by Revelations 21:2, Habakkuk 3:19, Isaiah 54:5, 61:9-11, and Isaiah 62:13.

Sure-footed as a deer

Walking towards you

Behold! Your bride is near.

Heart rejoicing, mind in awe 

Is this also what you saw?

Set apart, sanctified

That's what I am today

Dedicated, purified

Here I am, your bride

God's best gift, I hold within me

A heart after His own

A heart faithful and devoted

Today will also be your own

God's promises in my hand

Tied in one bouquet

I've come to share them with you

And fulfill them all today



When My Bridegroom Comes: The Poem

I first wrote this as a poem in Nov. 26, 2002. Then it was made into a song by my good friend, Myya Jacoba. Three years later, I was inspired to write a book with the same title and theme.

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Is my heart ready?
Am I in my rightful place?
Are my hands busy
Making full use of His grace?

Will He find me waiting
Or will He find me at rest?
I can't let my heart be tired.
I am waiting for God's best.

My Bridegroom is coming.
When exactly, I don't know.
But I must be ready.
In love with Him, I must grow.

How do I make myself ready?
In my heart I know.
There alone can I find answers.
There alone wisdom flows.

There are many voices
Instructing me what to do.
"Do this", "Do that"
"This is where you should go."

The voice of my Bridegroom, however,
Kept ringing in my ear.
He says, "I want you to move closer
as my coming draws near."

I have been instructed;
Long ago, I've been asked.
My call is to be faithful
In the service I've been tasked.

Will He find me ready?
Will He find me here?
Yes, He'll find me ready.
Yes, He'll find me here.

For I have chosen to stand
Where He asked me to stand.
I have chosen to love
Where He asked me to love.

When He asked me to step forward
Defying my fears, I did so.
His gaze was my source of courage;
His Words alone, my hope.

Now I hear some footsteps...
My heart leaps at its sound.
Could this be the hour
When complete joy will be found?

Is my heart ready?
Am I in my rightful place?
Are my hands busy
Making full use of His grace?

Yes, my Bridegroom's coming!
I can hear His voice.
From afar, He is singing,
Drowning all their noise.

My soul is filled with thanksgiving;
My mind, still in awe.
How could all this be possible?
Only my Bridegroom knows.

My heart is rejoicing
For a wedding feast at hand.
My Bridegroom is coming
And we'll dwell in this land.