Sweet Surrender

(A Marriage Vow)

I do,

with all my heart,

take you,

my love, as my wife,

to love you,

not all your life, but for the rest of mine.

And I assure you,

that through the storms,

and through the fire,

for better and for worse,

I will be there,

for you, for our family,

and death shall see, that it has,

in now way,

have power over my love.

Know my darling that I never,

never,

intend to hurt you,

nor do I want to see you cry in sorrow.

For understand, that we are now one mind and one soul,

and that the hurt you shall feel,

is like a spear through my own heart.

And as each day from now passes,

I will wake with you by my side,

and as you sleep upon my beating heart,

I will, to you, and to God,

make a solemn promise,

that I can and will live my life,

all my life,

in this sweet,

sweet,

surrender.