Attend!

Attend!

Shall have you

Shall have you

Uncover and be still

Uncover and be still

For his own?

For his own?

You present here

You present here

Do you?

Do you?

In this

In this

A holy place.

A holy place.

(Answer)

(Answer)

For we today

For we today

Shall marry here

Shall marry here

And do you understand as well

And do you understand as well

This groom and bride

This groom and bride

That by the customs of our race

That by the customs of our race

And wish them well.

And wish them well.

You pledge to him and only him

You pledge to him and only him

Rejoice!

Rejoice!

Your kiss and your caress?

Your kiss and your caress?

You line of struggling life

You line of struggling life

Do you? From aeons gone to now

Do you? From aeons gone to now

For here again your track is sped

For here again your track is sped

(Answer)

(Answer)

And winged into a future fate

And winged into a future fate

A union of a man and bride

A union of a man and bride

Well then

Well then

Whose child shall pace

Whose child shall pace

Know that Life is stark

Know that Life is stark

A further span

A further span

And often somewhat grim

And often somewhat grim

Of Destiny

Of Destiny

And tiredness

And tiredness

And Life.

And Life.

And fret and pain

And fret and pain

Forbear!

Forbear!

And sickness do beget

And sickness do beget

A state of mind where spring romance

A state of mind where spring romance

For here shall be

For here shall be

Is far away and dead

Is far away and dead

No calumny

No calumny

And yet for valor and for strength

And yet for valor and for strength

You must abide and

You must abide and

Or whispered word against

Or whispered word against

Create still

Create still

Or Woman thouHis health, his purpose and repose.

Or Woman thouHis health, his purpose and repose.

For this the union you contract

For this the union you contract

Do you.

Do you.

Does wipe away

Does wipe away

All sorrow

All sorrow

(Answer)

(Answer)

Of the past.

Of the past.

And do you take

And do you take

Speak out then now

Speak out then now

His fortune

His fortune

If any man

If any man

At its prime and ebb

At its prime and ebb

Or girl would speak

Or girl would speak

And see

And see

And say here a

And say here a

With him his best fortune

With him his best fortune

Reason why

Reason why

For us all?

For us all?

These two should not

These two should not

Do you? Be wed.

Do you? Be wed.

And silence heard

And silence heard

(Answer)

(Answer)

Does speak out plain

Does speak out plain

There’re none.

There’re none.

Good then Tam

Good then Tam

I’m sure you will

I’m sure you will

So now

So now

And surer yet you’ll fare

And surer yet you’ll fare

My Tam

My Tam

Full well and staunchly

Full well and staunchly

Stand steady here

Stand steady here

As a wife.

As a wife.

Do you today intend

Do you today intend

Now Jay listen well.

Now Jay listen well.

For him beside you there

For him beside you there

The tides of fortune and of life

The tides of fortune and of life

To be to him a wife!

To be to him a wife!

Are sometimes fair or grim

Are sometimes fair or grim

And in this life the young man seeks

And in this life the young man seeks

(Answer)

(Answer)

For victory afar

For victory afar

And often scants the fireside

And often scants the fireside

And do you ken

And do you ken

And turns away from home’s sweet face

And turns away from home’s sweet face

That Jay hereAnd thinks

That Jay hereAnd thinks

His loved ones cannot fare

His loved ones cannot fare

To keep her well or ill?

To keep her well or ill?

At allDo you?

At allDo you?

Beside his side.

Beside his side.

And thinking thus they go.

And thinking thus they go.

(Answer)

(Answer)

You know this.

You know this.

Then be cautioned so

Then be cautioned so

And when she’s older

And when she’s older

And take thy ownDo you then

And take thy ownDo you then

E’en though they sleep

E’en though they sleep

Keep her still? Do you? Beneath foul straw

Keep her still? Do you? Beneath foul straw

And eat

And eat

(Answer)

(Answer)

Thin bread

Thin bread

And walk a pavement less than kind

And walk a pavement less than kind

Now Jay, girls need clothes

Now Jay, girls need clothes

And keep thy wife and they who come

And keep thy wife and they who come

And food and

And food and

Beside thy side.

Beside thy side.

Tender happiness and frills

Tender happiness and frills

Keep them, Jay, by your side

Keep them, Jay, by your side

A pan, a comb, perhaps a cat

A pan, a comb, perhaps a cat

In rain or sleet

In rain or sleet

All caprice if you will

All caprice if you will

Or summer sun

Or summer sun

But still

But still

And comfort them

And comfort them

They need them.

They need them.

And give them care

And give them care

Do you then

Do you then

And share with them thy life.

And share with them thy life.

Provide?

Provide?

For times are changed

For times are changed

Do you? And woman’s place

Do you? And woman’s place

Is not a hearth or home

Is not a hearth or home

(Answer)

(Answer)

But striding out to victory

But striding out to victory

Beside her husband’s side.

Beside her husband’s side.

Hear well, sweet Tam

Hear well, sweet Tam

This, Jay, is a modern world

This, Jay, is a modern world

For promise binds

For promise binds

And Man

And Man

Young men are free and may forget

Young men are free and may forget

Has changed.

Has changed.

Remind him then

Remind him then

But Jay let’s think on it well

But Jay let’s think on it well

That you may have

That you may have

For if stands aught in you

For if stands aught in you

Necessities and follies, too.

Necessities and follies, too.

Of doubt

Of doubt

Now Jay!

Now Jay!

That you can take and keep

That you can take and keep

Attend! And love her well this wife

Attend! And love her well this wife

Then stay your handDo you best man possess a ring?

Then stay your handDo you best man possess a ring?

And we shall sayJay take it please

And we shall sayJay take it please

No more,

No more,

And Tam

And Tam

For fatal and of full tight bind

For fatal and of full tight bind

Your hand he will enclasp

Your hand he will enclasp

Are these the words

Are these the words

We have it now.

We have it now.

I next will speak.

I next will speak.

Repeat!

Repeat!

Shall I go on?

Shall I go on?

“I, Tam”

“I, Tam”

(Answer) (Answer)

(Answer) (Answer)

“Do hereby take”

“Do hereby take”

And you Tam listen well

And you Tam listen well

(Answer)

(Answer)

And you, Jay answer swift

And you, Jay answer swift

“You, Jay”

“You, Jay”

Prepared?

Prepared?

(Answer)

(Answer)

“For my husband”

“For my husband”

(Answer) (Answer)

(Answer) (Answer)

Jay, do you pledge to take

Jay, do you pledge to take

And, Jay

And, Jay

This woman for your lawful wife?

This woman for your lawful wife?

Do now repeat “I, Jay”

Do now repeat “I, Jay”

(Answer) (Answer)

(Answer) (Answer)

“Do hereby take”

“Do hereby take”

Do you, Jay Camp(Answer)

Do you, Jay Camp(Answer)

Make promise here

Make promise here

“You, Tam”

“You, Tam”

Before us all

Before us all

(Answer)

(Answer)

“For my lawful wedded wife.

“For my lawful wedded wife.

”Now Jay kiss your bride

”Now Jay kiss your bride

(Answer)

(Answer)

And hug her well

And hug her well

And all of you

And all of you

Put on the ring!

Put on the ring!

Come toast and drink

Come toast and drink

Rejoice all here

Rejoice all here

Their health

Their health

For we have wed

For we have wed

That it may last

That it may last

Our Jay and our Tam

Our Jay and our Tam

Until that day when death

Until that day when death

And wish them well.

And wish them well.

Itself,

Itself,

The severer of all ties

The severer of all ties

All here repeat!

All here repeat!

Shall end

Shall end

Are they by witness

Are they by witness

The thing which we have done

The thing which we have done

Man and wife?

Man and wife?

Today.

Today.

(Answer)

(Answer)

Rejoice and go your many ways

Rejoice and go your many ways

Dismiss.

Dismiss.

[The above Scientology Wedding Ceremony was originally issued as part of PAB 84, 15 May 1956, page 421]

[The above Scientology Wedding Ceremony was originally issued as part of PAB 84, 15 May 1956, page 421]