Given in marriage unto thee,
Oh, thou celestial host!
Bride of the Father and the Son,
Bride of the Holy Ghost!

Other betrothal shall dissolve,
Wedlock of will decay;
Only the keeper of this seal
Conquers mortality.

Readings

Given in Marriage unto thee read by Juliet Stevenson
Given in Marriage unto thee read by Lindsay Duncan
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Given in Marriage unto thee read by Juliet Stevenson
Given in Marriage unto thee read by Lindsay Duncan
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