1. Lord, who at Cana's wedding feast Didst as a guest appear, Thou, dearer far than earthly guest, Vouchsafe Thy presence here;
2. For holy Thou indeed dost prove The marriage vow to be, Proclaiming it a type of love Between the Church and Thee.
3. The holiest vow that man can make, The golden thread of life, The bond that none may dare divide, That bindeth man to wife.
4. Which blest by Thee, whate'er betides, No evil shall destroy, Thro' careworn days each care divides, And doubles ev'ry joy.
5. On those who at Thine altar kneel, O Lord, Thy blessing pour, That each may wake the other's zeal To love Thee more and more:
6. Oh grant them here in peace to live, In purity and love, And, this world leaving, to receive A crown of life above. Amen.
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1. Creator alme siderum, Aeterna lux credentium, Jesu, Redemptor omnium, Intende votis supplicum.
2. Qui daemonis ne fraudibus Periret orbis impetu Amoris, actus, languidi Mundi mendela factus es.
3. Commune qui mundi nefas Ut expiares, ad crucem E Virginis sacrario Intacta prodis victima.
4. Cujus potestas gloriae, Nomenque cum primum sonat, Et coelites et inferi Tremente curvantur genu.
5. Te deprecamur, ultimae Magnum diei Judicem, Armis supernae gratiae Defende nos ab hostibus.
6. Virtus, honor, laus, gloria Deo Patri cum Filio, Sancto simul Paraclito, In saeculorum saecula. Amen.
1. Veni, veni Emmanuel! Captivum solve Israel Qui gemit in exilio Privatus Dei Filio.
Refrain Gaude, Gaude, Emmanuel Nascetur pro te, Israel.
2. Veni, O Jesu Virgula! Ex hostis tuos ungula De specu tuos tartari, Educ, et antro barathri
3. Veni, veni O Oriens! Solare nos adveniens: Noctis depelle nebulas, Dirasque noctis tenebras.
4. Veni Clavis Davidica! Regna, reclude coelica Fac iter tutum supernum Et claude vias inferum.
O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, exspectatio gentium Et Salvator earum: veni Ad Salvandum nos. Domine Deus noster.
1. En clara vox redarguit Obscura quaeque personans: Procul fugentur somnia, Ab alto Jesus promicat.
2. Mens jam resurgat torpida, Non amplius jacens humi: Sidus refulget jam novum, Ut tollat omne noxium.
3. En Agnes ad nos mittitur Laxare gratis debitum: Omnes simul cum lacrimis Precemur indulgentiam.