Hear us now, O God our Maker

Hear us now, O God our maker, 
send your Spirit from above 
on this Christian man and woman 
who here make their vows of love! 
Bind their hearts in true devotion 
endless as the seashore's sands, 
boundless as the deepest ocean,
blessed and sealed by your own hands. 

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Give them joy to lighten sorrow, 
give them hope to brighten life. 
Go with them to face the morrow, 
stay with them in every strife. 
As your word has promised, ever 
fill them with your strength and grace, 
so that each may serve the other 
till they see you face to face.