6139. Since Jesus Freely Did Appear

1. Since Jesus freely did appear
To grace a marriage feast
O Lord, we ask Thy presence here,
To make a wedding Guest.

2. Upon the bridal pair look down,
Who now have plighted hands;
Their union with Thy favor crown,
And bless the nuptial bands.

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

4. In purest love their souls unite,
That they with Christian care,
May make domestic burdens light,
By taking mutual share.

5. As Isaac and Rebecca give
A pattern chaste and kind;
So may this new-met couple live
In faithful friendship joined.

Text Information
First Line: Since Jesus freely did appear
Title: Since Jesus Freely Did Appear
Author: John Berridge (1775)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: Gospel Magazine, August 1775
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: SABBATA
Composer: Henri Frederick Hemy, 1818-1888
Meter: CM
Incipit: 55517 12511 67132
Key: A Major
Source: Crown of Jesus Music, 1864
Copyright: Public Domain



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