The piece was intended to be performed during the ceremony in the church of the Klosterneuburg Abbey.

[1][2] The original manuscript is stored in the archive of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna.

So möge euch fürs ganze Leben Der Himmel Heil und Segen geben, Auch mein Gebet ruft heute laut: Gott segne Bräutigam und Braut!

If the spirit of truth has united you And you understood the duty of clarity, Then the sanctuary of marriage is A heavenly Elysium.

The 64-bar long work in D major is scored for a men's choir TTBB a cappella.