Scripture Verse

She is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant. Malachi 2:13

Introduction

Words: Jo­hann G. Schön­er, in Ver­misch­te geist­liche Lied­er und Ge­dich­te (Nur­em­berg, Ger­ma­ny: 1790) (Er­hebt euch, fro­he Lob­ge­sänge). Trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by Fran­ces E. Cox, Sac­red Hymns from the Ger­man, 1841, page 71.

Music: Er­bar­mung Ger­man tune (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Schön­er or Cox (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

illustration
The Marriage of Tristram and Isoude Les Blanches Mains

Lyrics

Raise high the notes of ex­ul­ta­tion
To God’s bright throne with voic­es clear;
The migh­ty Lord of all cre­ation
Lends to our songs a fa­ther’s ear.

Refrain

Eternal Lord of Hea­ven above,
Look down and bless their plight­ed love;
Look down and bless their plight­ed love.

May peace and love, your lives adorn­ing,
Attend you all your course along;
Your Chris­tian walk, each night and morn­ing,
More stead­fast make with pray­er and song.

Refrain

By God’s own Word each act­ion mea­sure,
Let Christ your great ex­em­plar be;
Still fix your hearts on hea­ven­ly trea­sure,
We hast­en tow’rds eter­ni­ty.

Refrain

With cheer­ful faith in God con­fide ye,
The pil­grim’s staff with cour­age take;
And, till the si­lent grave di­vide ye,
God and each oth­er ne’er for­sake.

Refrain