LORD JESUS, WHO DIDST ONCE APPEAR

Lord Jesus, who didst once appear
To grace a marriage feast,
We now beseech Thy presence here
To make this wedding blest.

With grace the bride and bridegroom speed;
Thy love their pattern be;
May heart with heart be true indeed,
As knit, O Lord, in Thee.

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

In purest love their souls unite
That they with Christ-like care
May make each other's burdens light
By taking mutual share.

And looking to their heavenly home
O may they dwell each day
As heirs of life till Thou shalt come
To take Thy bride away.