Our Father, God, and Savior

Our Fa­ther

God

and Sav­ior

Hear Thou our fer­vent pray­er

And let Thy gra­cious fa­vor

Now rest upon this pair.

They come to be un­it­ed

As hus­band and as wife

Thus in Thy pre­sence plight­ed

In fel­low­ship for life.

In Ed­en’s peace­ful bow­er

God did for man pro­vide

A help-meet and a dow­er

Made from his op­ened side.

In this

Lord

Thou hast giv­en

A fig­ure of Thy bride

For whom Thou cam’st from Heav­en

Hast suf­fered

bled

and died.

When shines the sun in glad­ness

Or clouds of sor­row low­er

In scenes of joy or sad­ness

Be Thou their lof­ty tow­er;

The rock of their sal­va­tion

When things of earth al­lure;

In all times of temp­ta­tion

Their re­fuge

tried and sure.

In bonds which naught can sev­er

Let them un­it­ed be

In sweet com­mun­ion ev­er

Lord Je­sus Christ

with Thee.

Still cheer them with the sto­ry

Of Thy re­deem­ing love

Until they keep in glo­ry

Their brid­al feast above.