• Benediction or Closing Prayer

  • The minister asks God to bless the newly wedded couple and provides; he offers a final prayer for the couple. This is also a benediction (the end of a religious ceremony or the end of Worship). Alternatively, you may choose a strictly non-religious benediction.

    Closing Prayer #1: Old Irish Blessing
    May the road rise to meet you
    May the wind be always at your back
    May the sun shine warm upon your face
    and the rain fall soft upon your fields
    And until we meet again my friend
    May God hold you in the palm of his hand
    Amen.

    Go in peace, serve the Lord.

    Closing Prayer #2: Old Irish Blessing
    May God be with you and bless you
    May you see your children’s children
    May you be poor in misfortunes and rich in Blessings
    May you know nothing but happiness
    from this day forward
    But rich or poor, quick or slow,
    May you know nothing but happiness
    From this day forward.
    May the joys of today
    Be those of tomorrow.
    Amen.

    Go in peace, serve the Lord.

    Closing Prayer #3: 
    May your mornings bring joy and your evenings bring peace.
    May your troubles grow few as your blessings increase.
    May the saddest day of your future
    Be no worse than the happiest day of your past.
    May your hands be forever clasped in friendship
    And your hearts joined forever in love.
    Your lives are very special,
    God has touched you in many ways.
    May his blessings rest upon you
    And fill all your coming days.
    Amen.

    Go in peace, serve the Lord.

    Closing Prayer #4:
    May the road rise to meet you.
    May the wind be always at your back.
    May the sun shine warm upon your face,
    The rains fall soft upon the fields.
    May the light of friendship guide your paths together.
    May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home.
    May the joy of living for one another
    trip a smile from your lips, a twinkle from your eye.
    And when eternity beckons,
    at the end of a life heaped high with love,
    May the good Lord embrace you
    with the arms that have nurtured you
    the whole length of your joy-filled days.
    May the gracious God hold you both
    in the palm of His hands.
    And, today, may the Spirit of Love
    find a dwelling place in your hearts.
    Amen.

    Go in peace, serve the Lord.

    Closing Prayer #5
    May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May He look upon you with favor and give you peace.
    Amen.

    Go in peace, serve the Lord.

    Closing Prayer #6:
    May the love of God be above you to overshadow you, beneath you to uphold you, before you to guide you, behind you to protect you, close beside you and within you to make you able for all things, and to reward your faithfulness with the joy and peace which the world cannot give — neither can it take away. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom be glory now and evermore.
    Amen.

    Go in peace, serve the Lord.

    Closing Prayer #7:
    Join with me as we ask God’s blessing on this new couple. Eternal Father, redeemer, we now turn to you, and as the first act of this couple in their newly formed union, we ask you to protect their home. May they always turn to you for guidance, for strength, for provision and direction. May they glorify you in the choices they make, in the ministries they involve themselves in, and in all that they do. Use them to draw others to yourself, and let them stand as a testimony to the world of your faithfulness. We ask this in Jesus name, Amen.

    Go in peace, serve the Lord.