Full Lyrics
REFRAIN
May God bless you, hold and keep you;
may God's mercy shine on you,
guide your work and guard your resting,
keep your love forever new.
VERSE 1
May God satisfy your longing,
be refreshment at your table, and provide your daily bread,
guard your going and your coming,
be the solace in your silence: life within the lives you wed.
VERSE 2
May God join your hopeful spirits,
fill your hearts with truth and courage, trust to share both joy and tears,
teach love to your children's children;
may your household learn to witness living faith through all your years.
VERSE 3
May God make your home a refuge
where you warmly welcome strangers and the lowly find a place;
make you caring, kind companions,
help you meet the needs of neighbors finding Christ in ev'ry face.
FINAL REFRAIN
May God bless you, hold and keep you;
may God's mercy shine on you,
guide your work and guard your resting,
keep your love forever new,
keep your love forever new,
keep your love forever new.
