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TO MRS. M. R. C. E., ON HER MARRIAGE,
December 6, 1832.
To guard the marriage ring,
Another ring I send:
Protector of that sacred thing,
About your finger let it cling,
And with its magic circle blend,
The image of your absent friend.
Another ring I send:
Protector of that sacred thing,
About your finger let it cling,
And with its magic circle blend,
The image of your absent friend.
To guard the marriage vow,
Another vow must bind—
To Him whose care and grace allow
The cheerful hopes that gladden now,
And in whose love the trusting mind
Its only deathless home can find.
Another vow must bind—
To Him whose care and grace allow
The cheerful hopes that gladden now,
And in whose love the trusting mind
Its only deathless home can find.
That heavenly love shall be
The strength to this of earth;
Shall guard its truth and purity,
From change, decay, and sorrow free,
And pour upon your humble hearth
A light of pure, celestial birth.
The strength to this of earth;
Shall guard its truth and purity,
From change, decay, and sorrow free,
And pour upon your humble hearth
A light of pure, celestial birth.
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