And do Thou bless the wed-ding ring.
It was that made one flesh of twain;
vhile here our prayers a-rise, That sacred mys-te - ry a-gain. A-MEN.
2 To Thee, O Jesus, throned beside
Thy Father's right hand, here we cry;
True Bridegroom of Thy spotless Bride,
With all Thy human love, draw nigh.
Our human nature, Thy divine
Has wedded, and in Thee, dear Lord,
As Cana's water turned to wine,
Its lost godlikeness is restored.
3 O Holy Ghost the Paraclete,
Thee too we worship, God and Lord,
And honor Thee, with praises meet,
One with the Father and the Word.
Lord and Life-giver, hear our prayer,
Come, sanctify, and bless, and guide,
Strengthen, and shelter 'neath Thy care,
The life of bridegroom and of bride.
4 O God Triune, Whom heaven's host
Adores, with sweet and ceaseless song;
O Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
To Whom all worship doth belong;
Hear, in these echoes faint and dim
Of chant and prayer and holy psalm,
The pri-mal marriage blessing, It hath not passed away
1. The voice that breathed o'er Eden, That ear-liest wed
The pri-mal marriage bless-ing, It hath not passed awa
1. Bless-ing, hon-or, thanks, and praise, Pay we, gra-cious God, to Thee:
sus Christ, our dy-ing Lord, Has for us the vic-t'ry won. A-MEN.
2 Happy are the faithful dead,
Blessed who in Jesus die;
They from all their toils are freed,
In God's keeping safely lie.
These the Spirit hath declared
Blest, unutterably blest,
Jesus is their great reward,
Jesus is their endless rest.
3 Absent from our loving Lord
We shall not continue long;
Join we then with one accord
In the new, the joyful song;
Blessing, honor, thanks, and praise,
Triune God, we pay to Thee,
Who in Thine abundant grace
Givest us the victory!
1. Now the laborer's task is o'er; Now the battle day is
Now up-on the far-ther shore Lands the voy-a-ger at last.
in Thy gracious keep-ing Leave we now Thy servant sleep ing. A-MEN.
2 There the tears of earth are dried;
There its hidden things are clear;
There the work of life is tried
By a juster Judge than here.
Father, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
3 There the penitents, that turn
To the cross their dying eyes,
All the love of Jesus learn
At His feet in Paradise.
Father, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
4 There no more the powers of hell
Can prevail to mar their peace;
Christ the Lord shall guard them well,
He Who died for their release.
Father, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
5 "Earth to earth, and dust to dust,"
Calmly now the words we say,
Left behind, we wait in trust
For the resurrection-day.
Father, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
S. BARING-GOULD. MANSFIELD. 8,7,8,3.
1. On the resurrection morning Soul and body meet a - gain;
No more sorrow, no more weep-ing, No more pain. A
2 Here awhile they must be parted,
And the flesh its sabbath keep,
Waiting in a holy stillness,
Wrapt in sleep.
3 For a space the tired body
Lies with feet toward the dawn;
Till there breaks the last and bright-
Easter morn.
4 But the soul in contemplation
Utters earnest prayer and strong;
Breaking at the resurrection
5 Soul and body reunited,
Thenceforth nothing shall divide,
Waking up in Christ's own likeness,
Satisfied.
6 Oh, the beauty, oh, the gladness
Of that resurrection-day! [ages,
Which shall not, through endless
Pass away!
7 On that happy Easter morning
All the graves their dead restore,
Father, sister, child and mother,
Meet once more.
8 To that brightest of all meetings
Bring us, Jesus Christ, at last;
To Thy cross, through death and judgment,
Holding fast.
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