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BRIDAL FLOWERS 



■ But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts 



1 Pet. iii. 15. 



Haek, the village bells are pealing 

 Froin yon spire a merry lay, 



Far and near to all revealing 

 Joyance of a bridal day. 



Holy Church her benediction 



To the youthful pair hath given "" ; 



Oh, may reverent affection " 



Grace the wedlock sealed in heaven ! 



May their life — like those sweet flowers 

 "Which the rustic maidens cast 



All along their path in showers ° — 

 Be as fragrant to the last. 



1 " Our Bridal Flowers serve for a buried corse." — Shakespeare. 



•" See note at end of vol. " Eph. v. 33. 



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