[Verse 1]
C Am
I heard a voice that called me to attend a wedding feast,
F G C
But only frowned and said I could not come.
Am
I had no cloak to wear, no shoes to dance in on my feet,
F G C
I thought that I had better stay at home.
[Chorus]
F Am
But, Oh, the music that I heard a-seeping through the Bridegroom's door;
F Am
The cymbal and the harp all join'd in praise.
F Am
The smell of new wine like on earth there's none, fresh venison and more;
F Am
But most of all I saw the Bridegroom's face.
[Verse 2]
C Am
Almost embarrassed, still I crept up to the Bridegroom's door,
F G C
And ventured just to take a look inside.
Am
But no one even glanced upon the garment that I wore,
F G C
Their eyes were fixed upon the groom and bride.
[Chorus]
F Am
But, Oh, the music that I heard a-seeping through the Bridegroom's door;
F Am
The cymbal and the harp all join'd in praise.
F Am
The smell of new wine like on earth there's none, fresh venison and more;
F Am
But most of all I saw the Bridegroom's face.
[Verse 3]
C Am
So many things they told me of a new and golden time,
F G C
So beautiful that tears came to my eyes.
Am
But I refused to listen; I could work some other time.
F G C
Then someone said, "Just try it on for size."
[Chorus 2]
F Am
And, Oh, the music that you'll hear a-seeping through the Bridegroom's door;
F Am
The cymbal and the harp all join'd in praise.
F Am
The smell of new wine like on earth there's none, fresh venison and more;
F Am
But most of all I saw the Bridegroom's face.
[Verse 4]
C Am
Now you must understand that all my life I had been blind,
F G C
With all the world I struggled in the pit.
Am
And now they brought a garment that restored man's flesh and mind;
F G C
I know they weren't mistaken when it fit.
[Chorus 3]
F Am
And, Oh, the music that I heard a-seeping through the Bridegroom's door;
F Am
The cymbal and the harp all join'd in praise.
F Am
The smell of new wine like on earth there's none, fresh venison and more;
F Am
But most of all I saw the Bridegroom's face.
[Verse 5]
C Am
This is no fable friend, the time of feasting is at hand;
F G C
And even now they play outside your door.
Am
If you have eyes to see or ears to hear you'll let them in;
F G C
And you will share that feast forever more.
[Chorus 4]
F Am
And when the tambourines are playing all will sing a brand new song;
F Am
The plowshare evil's weapon will replace.
F Am
All clad in white, each man will raise his heel and crush the head of wrong;
F Am
But most of all, we'll see the Bridegroom's face!