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royal bridal ode.
V.
If "marriages are made in heaven,"
That holy place of mysteries,
Then God Himself hath sanction given
For the joining of these destinies.
And He whose wisdom cannot err,
Whose skill hath all creation planned,
Hath chosen this bride for England's heir,
And bound them heart and hand.
Chasten'd by the sorrow past,
Heart to heart has closer drawn,
And the night has gone at last,
Ushering in a sweeter dawn.
If "marriages are made in heaven,"
That holy place of mysteries,
Then God Himself hath sanction given
For the joining of these destinies.
And He whose wisdom cannot err,
Whose skill hath all creation planned,
Hath chosen this bride for England's heir,
And bound them heart and hand.
Chasten'd by the sorrow past,
Heart to heart has closer drawn,
And the night has gone at last,
Ushering in a sweeter dawn.
VI.
Shine, O sun, in all thy splendour,
Lend the brightness of thy rays
To enrich the scene of grandeur,
To enhance this "day of days."
History shall repeat this story
I have sung in simple strain,
Saying, "'Twas the crowning glory
Of the great Victoria's reign!"
Shine, O sun, in all thy splendour,
Lend the brightness of thy rays
To enrich the scene of grandeur,
To enhance this "day of days."
History shall repeat this story
I have sung in simple strain,
Saying, "'Twas the crowning glory
Of the great Victoria's reign!"
