From Templed Halls

FROM TEMPLED HALLS
From templed halls beginnings
Out to the farthest ends
Of life beyond the veils of death,
Where angels meet as friends;
There lie the dreams of dreamers
There lie the lover’s sighs
There lie the vows which bind as one,
Two souls before God’s eyes.
Come join in celebrating
The promise of this day
Where love is made eternal
And vows pass not away.
Glad grateful hearts rejoice in
The rites which usher in
This hour from which all others start,
From which all life begins.
Henceforth until forever
God's glory and His Grace,
Shall lead men from this temple,
Into a sacred place,
A home where great things starting
From smallest ones arise;
Where patient’s importunings
Forge everlasting ties.
A home where dreams of lovers,
Whose thoughts are pure and fair,
Make God the ends of being,
And peace the ends of prayer.
A home whose sacred setting,
Young fatherhood unfolds,
And mother’s loving laughter
Her little ones behold.
From now until forever
There shall be more of love,
More wills subdued through gratitude
For blessings from above.