O holy God, who didst form man from the dust, and from his rib didst fashion woman, and yoke her unto him a helpmeet for him, because so it was seemly unto thy majesty for man not to be alone upon the earth; do thou thyself, now, O Master, stretch forth thy hand from thy holy dwelling-place, and conjoin this thy servant, _name_, and this thine handmaid, _name_; for by thee a woman is conjoined to a husband. Yoke them together in unanimity, crown them in one flesh, bestow on them fruit of the womb, and the gain of well-favoured children. For thine is the might, and thine is the kingdom, and the power.... _And, taking the crowns, he crowneth the bridegroom, saying,_ The servant of God, _name_, is crowned for the handmaid of God, _name_, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. _In like manner he crowneth also the bride, saying,_ The handmaid of God, _name_, is crowned for the servant of God, _name_, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. _Then he blesseth them, saying thrice,_ O Lord our God, crown them with glory and honour. _Then he saith the epistle and gospel, as they are written in the first coronation. Vide page 67._ _Then the deacon._ Let us all say with our whole soul.... O Lord Almighty, the God of our fathers.... Have mercy upon us, O God.... Furthermore let us pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, and visitation for the servants of God, _names_, _and he commemorateth whom he wisheth_. _Exclamation._ For a merciful.... _Deacon._ Let us pray to the Lord. _Priest, this prayer._ O Lord our God, who, in thy saving providence, didst vouchsafe in Cana of Galilee to declare marriage honourable by thy presence; do thou now thyself preserve in peace and unanimity thy servants, _name_, and, _name_, whom thou art well-pleased should be conjoined to one another: declare their marriage honourable: preserve their bed undefiled: be pleased that their mutual life may be unblamable, and count them worthy to attain unto a ripe old age, keeping thy commandments in a pure heart. For thou art our God, the God to have mercy and to save, and to thee we ascribe glory, with thine unbeginning Father, and with thine all-holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen. _Deacon._ Help us, save us, have mercy.... That the whole day may be perfect, holy.... An angel of peace, a faithful.... Pardon and forgiveness of our sins.... What is good and profitable for our souls.... That the remaining time of our life.... A christian end of our life.... Having prayed for the unity of the faith, and the communion.... _The priest exclaimeth,_ And count us worthy, O Master.... _People._ Our Father.... _Priest_, For thine is the kingdom.... Amen. _Priest._ Peace to all. Bow your heads to the Lord.