Miracle of Marriage

In the beginning when time began
God took a rib from a sleeping man
And fashioned a woman to make humanity
This is how it came to be

And He called for the man to love his wife
With all of his power for all of his life
And He called for the woman to honor her man
This much we understand

But there's more to the song
Because something went wrong
And the good that God made became flawed
But the miracle of marriage is God

When a man and a woman fall in love
No Cupid shoots arrows from Hollywood
But when love becomes commitment
And commitment turns to vows
The angels begin to applaud
For the miracle of marriage is God

Don't tell me that a marriage that began with such power
Must be thrown overboard for the sea to devour
When there's grace from the One
Who speaks stillness to the sea
And who welcomed a sinner like me
Say, Honey, I'm beginning to see

That the elderly couple in the nursing home
Holding hands in a world that seems all their own
Must have come through times of struggle and
Must have come through times of pain
And yet this special love remains
Because a long time ago
Each of them had to let go
Of their own lives to find this love
And the miracle of marriage is from above
Yes the miracle of marriage is His love