Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#301

301. Lord, who at Cana's wedding feast

1 Lord, who at Cana’s wedding feast
Didst as a guest appear,
Thou, dearer far than earthly guest,
Vouchsafe thy presence here;
For holy thou indeed dost prove
The marriage vow to be,
Proclaiming it a type of love
Between the Church and thee;

2 The holiest vow that man can make,
The golden thread in life,
The bond that none may dare to break,
That bindeth man and wife;
Which, blest by thee, whate’er betides,
No evil shall destroy,
Through care-worn days each care divides,
And doubles every joy. A-men.

3 On those who at thine altar kneel,
O Lord, thy blessing pour,
That each may wake the other’s zeal
To love thee more and more:
O grant them here in peace to live,
In purity and love,
And, this world leaving, to receive
A crown of life above.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, who at Cana's wedding feast
• Author, Stanzas 1, 3: Adelaide Thrupp (1853)
• Composer, Stanza 2: Godfrey Thring, 1823 - 1903
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: Home and Family; Sacraments and Rites: Marriage

Tune Information

• Name: ISHPEMING
• Composer: Gerhard Theodore Alexis, 1889 - 1927
• Meter: C. M. D.
• Key: A♭ Major