1 O perfect Love, all human thought transcending,
Lowly we kneel in prayer before Thy throne,
That theirs may be the love which knows no ending,
Whom Thou for evermore dost join in one.
2 O perfect Life, be Thou their full assurance
Of tender charity and steadfast faith,
Of patient hope, and quiet, brave endurance,
With child-like trust that fears no pain nor death.
3 Grant them the joy which brightens earthly sorrow,
Grant them the peace which calms all earthly strife,
And to life's day the glorious, unknown morrow
That dawns upon eternal love and life.
Dorothy D. Fuenwy
Methodist Hymnal, 1964 edition
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Now we're heading into unfamiliar territory for me: the wedding hymns. I don't recall ever singing a "wedding" hymn at a wedding.
As a kid, I only remember attending one wedding (although I'm sure I attended more), and the reason I remember that is because it was a Roman Catholic one, pre-Vatican II. It was all in Latin and long. I was only about 8 at the time, so anything over 30 minutes would have seemed long to me : )
By the time I and my friends were getting married, everything was more contemporary stuff, be it Paul Clark's "Climb the Hill Together," or Paul Noel Stookey's "Wedding Song." But no wedding hymns. To be sure, there were still hymns sung, but not wedding ones.
All that to say, I've don't recall ever singing this one : )
</idle musing>
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