John 2:2: They, only they, the Lord invite

They, only they, the Lord invite
Their hallow'd nuptials to attend
Who seek in Him their chief delight,
Their Bridegroom and celestial Friend;
Who ask His love their feast to crown,
In wresthng faith their wants declare,
And bring the blissful Spirit down
By all the powers of humble prayer.

They bid the Lord's disciples too,
Who marry as His saints approve,
Expose their hearts to open view,
Set on the' eternal things above.
Who not with flesh and blood confer,
But counsel with the faithful take,
And call the church their bliss to share,
And love them all for Jesus' sake.

How fatal and unlike to these
The world's alliances profane,
Where sinners match themselves to please,
And lust and foul intemperance reign.
By avarice or ambition join'd,
They banish God from all their thought,
And madly cast His fear behind,
While Mammon ties the hellish knot.