
Author: Adelaide Thrupp; Godfrey Thring, 1823 - 1903 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #301 (1958) Hymnal Title: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America Lyrics: 1 Lord, who at Cana’s wedding feast
Didst as a guest appear,
Thou, dearer far than earthly guest,
Vouchsafe thy presence here;
For holy thou indeed dost prove
The marriage vow to be,
Proclaiming it a type of love
Between the Church and thee;
2 The holiest vow that man can make,
The golden thread in life,
The bond that none may dare to break,
That bindeth man and wife;
Which, blest by thee, whate’er betides,
No evil shall destroy,
Through care-worn days each care divides,
And doubles every joy. A-men.
3 On those who at thine altar kneel,
O Lord, thy blessing pour,
That each may wake the other’s zeal
To love thee more and more:
O grant them here in peace to live,
In purity and love,
And, this world leaving, to receive
A crown of life above.
Amen. Topics: Home and Family; Sacraments and Rites Marriage Languages: English Tune Title: ISHPEMING
Lord, who at Cana's wedding feast