A pledge, a promise, this ring—
A circle, eternal, unbroken—
Comprising the sacred, the common, all things,
It silently speaks as a token.
A pledge, an oath, a promise, a vow,
a fortified warrant of assurance and faith
a covenant built upon "Thus the Lord saith!"
A commitment to continue till death starting now.
Two rings given and two rings received
in covenant joyous and solemn;
Two lives now knit, joined in one, inter-weaved,
in Christ now confronting the problem.
With this ring I thee wed, the husband as head
as Christ is the Head of His Bride;
the wife at his side, submit and confide,
And Christ's Love over all the Spirit shall spread.
- D. Benning
