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I,[[Blank]], take thee,[[Blank]], To be my wedded husband; And I do promise and covenant; Before God and these witnesses; To be thy loving faithful wife; In plenty and in want; In jot and in sorrow; In sickness and in health; As long as we both shall live.

Then if a ring be provided, it shall be given to the Minister, who shall return it to the Man, who shall then put it upon the fourth finger of the Woman's left hand, saying after the Minister:

This ring I give thee; In token and pledge; Of our constant faith; And abiding love.

Or,

With this ring I thee wed; In the name of the Father; And of the Son; And of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 

Before giving the ring, the Minister may say:

Bless, O Lord, this ring, that he who gives it and she who wears it may abide in Thy peace, and continue in Thy favor, unto their life's end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

If a second ring be provided a similar order shall be followed, The Woman saying the same words after the Minister. 

Then the Minister shall say: 

Let us pray.

Most merciful and gracious God, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named: Bestow upon these Thy servants the seal of Thine approval, and Thy Fatherly benediction; granting unto them grace to fulfill, with pure and steadfast affection, the vow and covenant between them made. Guide them together, we beseech Thee, in the way of righteousness and peace, that, loving and serving Thee, with one heart and mind, all the days of their life, they may be abundantly enriched with the tokens of Thine everlasting favor, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.