The Voice That Breathed o’er Eden

The voice that breathed o’er Ed­en

That ear­li­est wed­ding day

The pri­mal wed­ding bless­ing

It hath not passed away.

Still in the pure es­pous­al

Of Christ­ian man and maid

The Ho­ly Three are with us

The three­fold grace is said.

Be pre­sent

aw­ful Fa­ther

To give away this bride

As Thou gav’st Eve to Ad­am

A help­mate at his side.

Be pre­sent

Son of Ma­ry

To join their lov­ing hands

As Thou didst bind two na­tures

In Thine eter­nal bands.

Be pre­sent

Ho­ly Spir­it

To bless them as they kneel

As Thou for Christ

the Bride­groom

The heav’n­ly Spouse dost seal.

O spread Thy pure wing o’er them

Let no ill pow­er find place

When on­ward to Thine al­tar

Their hal­lowed path they trace.

To cast their crowns be­fore Thee

In per­fect sac­ri­fice

Till to the home of glad­ness

With Christ’s own Bride they rise.

To Fa­ther

Son

and Spir­it

Eternal One and Three

And was and is for­ev­er

All praise and glo­ry be.