Since Je­sus free­ly did ap­pear
To grace a mar­riage feast
O Lord, we ask Thy pre­sence here,
To make a wed­ding guest.

Upon the brid­al pair look down,
Who now have plight­ed hands;
Their un­ion with Thy fa­vor crown,
And bless the nup­ti­al bands.

With gifts of grace their hearts en­dow,
Of all rich dow­ries blest;
Their sub­stance bless, and peace be­stow,
To sweet­en all the rest.

In pur­est love their souls unite,
That they with Chris­tian care,
May make do­mes­tic bur­dens light,
By tak­ing mu­tu­al share.

True help­ers may they prove in­deed,
In pray­er, and faith, and hope;
And see with joy a god­ly seed
To build their house­hold up.

As Is­aac and Re­bec­ca give
A pat­tern chaste and kind;
So may this new-met cou­ple live
In faith­ful friend­ship joined.

On ev­ery soul as­sem­bled here
O make Thy face to shine!
Thy good­ness more our hearts can cheer
Than rich­est food or wine.