O Christ, the King of Human Life

O Christ

the King of hu­man life

In roy­al boun­ty pour

On these Thy serv­ants

man and wife

Thy bless­ing ev­er­more.

On ties of home

in life

in death

Thy seal di­vine was set:

Those thir­ty years at Na­za­reth

Thou

Lord

re­mem­ber­est yet!

And by these ho­ly years

we pray

To these Thine own be nigh:

Their com­mon life from day to day

Direct and sanc­ti­fy.

At Cana’s mar­riage first didst Thou

Thy glo­ry ma­ni­fest;

Oh

come to be among us now

A won­der-work­ing guest!

Poor weak­ly ele­ments are ours

But wealth and might are Thine:

Rule earth­ly life by heav­en­ly pow­ers

The wa­ter change to wine!

And in Thy faith

and in Thy fear

May these unit­ed be

True type of those es­pous­als dear

Between Thy Church and Thee.

So let them both at last at­tain

That bet­ter coun­try’s coast

Where with the Fa­ther Thou dost reign

And with the Ho­ly Ghost.