Savior, Let Thy Sanction Rest

Savior

let Thy sanc­tion rest

On the un­ion wit­nessed now;

Be it with Thy pre­sence blest;

Ratify the nup­tial vow;

Hallowed let this un­ion be

With each oth­er

and with Thee.

Thou in Ca­na didst ap­pear

At a mar­riage feast like this;

Deign to meet us

Sav­ior

here

Fountain of un­min­gled bliss!

Crown with joy this fest­ive board—

Joy that earth can­not af­ford.

We no mi­ra­cle re­quire—

Turning wa­ter in­to wine—

All our pant­ing hearts de­sire

Is to taste Thy love di­vine:

Holy in­flu­ence from above

Consecrating earth­ly love.

Let the path our friends pur­sue

From this hour to­ge­ther trod

Many though its days

or few

Be a pil­grim­age to God;

To the land where rest is giv­en

To our Fa­ther’s house in Heav­en.