"Tonight we come together
to make this house our own,
to celebrate that certainty
amid so much unknown.

"We thank the ones who built it
of brick and wood and pane,
the walls to grant us safety,
the roof against the rain.

"But we know it isn't finished,
and we accept our part:
filling it with meaning,
building it by heart.

"This house won't be a paradise:
We'll fight. We'll feel alone.
But then we'll come together,
and this house will be our home.

"The joys and sorrow yet to come,
the worst winds that have blown:
We'll love each other here,
and this house will be our home."