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Now in the galleries of his grace The love of Christ to the church, in his language to her, and provisions for her, Cant. 7. 5 6 9 12 13

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 77, under Song of Songs 7:5–13.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 77

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 5 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Song of Songs 7:5–13 the verse printed above it

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STANZA I

Now in the galleries of his grace

Appears the King, and thus he says,

"How fair my saints are in my sight;

"My love how pleasant for delight!"

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Song of Songs 7:5–13. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

5Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses. 6How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights! 7Your stature is like a palm tree; your breasts are clusters of fruit. 8I said, “I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples, 9and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth. 10I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me. 11Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside; let us spend the night among the wildflowers. 12Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom— there I will give you my love. 13The mandrakes send forth a fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, new as well as old, that I have treasured up for you, my beloved. SONG OF SONGS 7:5–13 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ SONG OF SONGS 7

Now in the galleries of his grace Appears the King, and thus he says, "How fair my saints are in my sight; "My love how pleasant for delight!" STANZA I

Its place in the book

Book I of the hymn book, “Collected from the Holy Scriptures”, holds these hymns in this order: 179 hymns. This is number 77. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 77 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Now in the galleries of his grace

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