375    C.M.     John Berridge
On a Christian Marriage. John 2. 1, 2; Heb. 13. 4

1 Our Jesus freely did appear
  To grace a marriage feast;
  And, 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 favour crown,
  And bless the nuptial bands.

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

4 In purest love their souls unite,
  And linked in kindly care,
  To render family burdens light,
  By taking mutual share.

5 True helpers may they prove indeed,
  In prayer, and faith, and hope;
  And see with joy a godly seed,
  To build thy household up.

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