Come, Thou Everlasting Lord

Come

Thou ev­er­last­ing Lord

With Thy pre­sence crown the board;

Condescend to be a guest

At Thy crea­tures’ hum­ble feast.

Now Thine own ap­point­ment grace

With Thy pre­sence in this place;

Wedded may our spir­its be

Heavenly Bride­groom

un­to Thee.

May this newly-wed­ded pair

Learn each oth­er’s cross to bear;

Partners of each oth­er’s joy

Every gift for Thee em­ploy.

Husband

wife

are now one twain

One in heart may they re­main;

One in sen­ti­ment and will

All the law of love ful­fill.

Glory to Thy sov­er­eign grace

Thus to mul­ti­ply our race;

May their off­spring be

in­deed

To the Lord a ho­ly seed.

May the house­hold all

at last

Come to the eter­nal feast;

Drink at large the heav­en­ly wine

Flowing from the liv­ing Vine.

May our ev­ery act­ion tend

To Thy glo­ry as its end:

Our af­fect­ions

Lord

re­fine

Thou canst make the wa­ter wine.

At the mar­riage of the Lamb

When the rea­dy Bride is come

We shall at the mar­riage feast

Find the best is kept till last.