Lyrics
With shaky knees
And my old nervous grin
We stood before the Lord
And all our friends
And your daddy cried a teardrop
As he gave his girl away
And I promised to keep loving you
Until my dying day
And what God has joined together
Let no one come between
Or try to put asunder others
Building their dreams
The light that shines forever
Is now burning in our hearts
What God has joined together
Let no one ever part
Well, that was several years ago today
We walked some rocky roads along the way
But the Lord has helped us make it
Through the crazy ups and downs
And when we took the wrong roads
He turned us both around
And what God has joined together
Let no one come between
Or try to put asunder others
Building their dreams
The light that shines forever
Is now burning in our hearts
What God has joined together
Let no one ever part
When the evening
Of our lives on earth is near
And our eyes grow weak
And words are hard to hear
Well, I pray the Lord is tender
When He comes to call us home
And He lets us go together
So we'll never be alone
And what God has joined together
Let no one come between
Or try to put asunder others
Building their dreams
The light that shines forever
Is now burning in our hearts
What God has joined together
Let no one ever part
What God has joined together
Let no one ever part
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Meaning & Inspiration
What God Has Joined Together follows a marriage from the nervous joy of the wedding ceremony through difficult years and toward old age. The first verse places the promise before God, family, and friends, while later verses acknowledge that married life includes wrong turns and uneven roads. The lyric credits the Lord with guiding the couple back when they lose their way, giving the story a clear emphasis on grace, endurance, and covenant faithfulness.
The chorus draws directly on the words of Jesus about a union established by God and not to be divided by others. Its image of a light still burning in two hearts presents marital commitment as something guarded across time, not merely felt at the beginning. The final prayer looks beyond shared earthly years to the hope of being called home by the Lord. Together, the verses portray Christian marriage as a lifelong promise sustained through joy, hardship, correction, and prayer, with God remaining present from the wedding vows to the closing years of life.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 19:6 Jesus says that what God has joined together must not be separated.
- Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 The passage describes companions helping one another when one falls.
- Ephesians 5:25 Husbands are commanded to love their wives with the self-giving love of Christ.