Ecclesiastical Sonnets - Part Iii. - Xxvi - The Marriage Ceremony Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAACDAEFFEFE| The Vested Priest before the Altar stands | A |
| Approach come gladly ye prepared in sight | B |
| Of God and chosen friends your troth to plight | B |
| With the symbolic ring and willing hands | A |
| Solemnly joined Now sanctify the bands | A |
| O Father to the Espoused thy blessing give | C |
| That mutually assisted they may live | D |
| Obedient as here taught to thy commands | A |
| So prays the Church to consecrate a Vow | E |
| The which would endless matrimony make | F |
| Union that shadows forth and doth partake | F |
| A mystery potent human love to endow | E |
| With heavenly each more prized for the other's sake | F |
| Weep not meek Bride uplift thy timid brow | E |
William Wordsworth
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