NOW the rite is duly done,
Now the word is spoken,
And the spell has made us one
Which may neer be broken;
Rest we, dearest, in our home,
Roam we oer the heather:
We shall rest, and we shall roam,
Shall we not? together.
From this hour the summer rose
Sweeter breathes to charm us;
From this hour the winter snows
Lighter fall to harm us:
Fair or foulon land or sea
Come the wind or weather,
Best and worst, whateer they be,
We shall share together.
Death, who friend from friend can part,
Brother rend from brother,
Shall but link us, heart and heart,
Closer to each other:
We will call his anger play,
Deem his dart a feather,
When we meet him on our way
Hand in hand together.
The Newly-Wedded
written by Winthrop Mackworth Praed
© Winthrop Mackworth Praed