PRAYER AT A WEDDING
Giver of good and perfect gifts,
Father and Shepherd of our souls,
Source of all life and joy;
Of Thee the family in heaven and earth is named;
From Thee come love and trust,
And all that knits together kindred minds
In unity of purpose and of thought./Thou settest us in homes — in little groups —
In which we learn to share our joys and griefs —
“Two heads in counsel, two beside the hearth,
Two in the liberal offices of life.”/Bless Thou the tie that now unites these hearts;
May their affection never change save as it grows
The deeper with the years.
Together they are young; so, too, may they grow old,
In step, each with the other, comrades all the way,
Through life’s long march unto the journey’s end.
If paths are rough and winds blow cold,
May they the…
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