A Supplication

Prepare me, O almighty Lord, For that important day, When I shall plight my solemn word, To "honour and obey:" When at thy sacred altar I With trembling feet shall stand, Be thy eternal spirit by To join the heart and hand. United thus, no human force Can part the happy pair, But life will run a cheerful course Of sunshine all the year: Yet still, as pleasure's cup enjoy'd, A bitter draught may prove, Unless our thoughts be oft employ'd On happiness above; Within us, Lord, new hearts create, Prepar'd for heavenly bliss; That we may seek a better state, While sojourners in this.