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Words: John Keble, 1857, alt.
Music: "Eden," Sacred Hymns and Tunes (Boston, Massachusetts: 1880)
This hymn was sung at the marriage of Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables. It is a good choice for weddings, and is still sung in marriage ceremonies at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, in the house where Lucy Montgomery wed. |
The voice that breathed o'er Eden, that earliest wedding day,
The primal wedding blessing, it hath not passed away.
Still in the pure espousal of Christian man and maid
The Triune God is with us, the threefold grace is said.
Be present, loving Father, to give away this bride
As Thou gav'st Eve to Adam, a helpmate at his side.
Be present, Son of Mary, to join their loving hands
As Thou didst bind two natures in Thine eternal bands.
Be present, Holy Spirit, to bless them as they kneel,
As Thou for Christ, the Bridegroom, the heav'nly Spouse dost seal.
Oh, spread Thy pure wing o'er them, let no ill pow'r find place
When onward to Thine altar their hallowed path they trace.
To cast their crowns before Thee in humble sacrifice,
Till to the home of gladness with Christ's own Bride they rise.
To Father, Son, and Spirit, eternal One and Three,
And was and is forever, all praise and glory be.
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