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1: THE voice that breathed o’er Eden,
That earliest wedding-day,
The primal wedding blessing,
It hath not passed away.
2: Still in the pure espousal
Of Christian man and maid
The Holy Three are with us,
The threefold grace is said.
3: For dower of blessèd children,
For love and faith’s sweet sake,
For high mysterious union
Which naught on earth may break.
4: Be present, O our Father,
To give away this bride
As Thou gavest Eve to Adam,
A helpmate at his side.
5: Be present, gracious Saviour,
To join their loving hands,
As Thou didst bind two natures
In Thine eternal bands.
6: Be present, Holy Spirit,
To bless them as they kneel,
As Thou for Christ, the Bridegroom,
The heavenly Spouse dost seal.
7: O spread Thy pure wing o’er them,
Let no ill power find place,
When onward through life’s journey
Their hallowed path they trace.
8: To cast their crowns before Thee,
In perfect sacrifice,
Till to the home of gladness
With Christ’s own Bride they rise.
