[Grammar] Correct usage of "bid"

[gunashekar]

In the song, "Sweet hour of prayer," the word "bid" is used in this way:

Sweet hour of prayer...
That calls me from a world of care,
And bids me at my Father’s throne
Make all my wants and wishes known...

And since He bids me seek His face,
Believe His Word and trust His grace...

So... would it be correct as well if I instead say, "and bids me to my Father's throne" and "And since He bids me to seek His face"?
My intention is not to change the wording of the song but to know my options when it comes to using the word in similar contexts in daily life.

 

[GoesStation]

Welcome to the forum! :hi:

The word order of the first part is changed to fit the rhyme scheme and meter. In plainer English, it means "… and asks me to make all my wants and wishes known at my Father’s throne."

You understand the second part correctly.

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome from me, too, gunashekar, and thanks for giving your thread a great title.

Your post has several issues. Here are two to be going on with:

1. Always name the author of any text you quote. In this case it's Alan Jackson.

2. In this context, don't bother trying to use 'bid' in daily life; native speakers rarely do, and when they do they always sound old-fashioned (usually deliberately, as in 'I bid you good-day, madam').

 

[emsr2d2]

2. In this context, don't bother trying to use 'bid' in daily life; native speakers rarely do, and when they do they always sound old-fashioned (usually deliberately, as in 'I bid you good-day, madam').

I agree entirely, unless you're taking part in an auction, in which case using "bid" is perfectly acceptable and is the correct term. Of course, the word would be used with a different meaning in that context.

 

[gunashekar]

Welcome to the forum! :hi:

The word order of the first part is changed to fit the rhyme scheme and meter. In plainer English, it means "… and asks me to make all my wants and wishes known at my Father’s throne."

You understand the second part correctly.

So does that mean that both
a. and since he bids me seek his face
b. and since he bids me to seek his face
are grammatically correct?

 

[GoesStation]

So does that mean that both
a. and since he bids me seek his face
b. and since he bids me to seek his face
are grammatically correct?

They were when the lyric was written. A is archaic today, and B is nearly so.