Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.—Genesis, ii. 24.

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

And both Jesus was called, and his disciples to the marriage.—John, ii. 1, 2.

Marriage is honourable in all.—Hebrews, xiii. 4.

Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.—Revelations, xix. 9.

Save the love we pay

To Heaven, none purer, holier than that

A virtuous woman feels, for him she’d cleave

Thro’ life to. Sisters part from sisters—brothers

From brothers—children from their parents—but