Love
Given in marriage unto thee
Love
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.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Given in marriage unto thee.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/393/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Given in marriage unto thee.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/393/.
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