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what hymns did you have at your church wedding??

30 replies

biglips · 25/03/2013 12:09

as i think i need to find 3 (not sure!!) but one of them is "Morning had broken" and eerrr!!

i would appreciate if you can help

thank you! Smile

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mum23girlys · 25/03/2013 12:17

Hi, congratulations.

We had One more step along the world I go and Bind us together. Both nice uplifting hymns and pretty well known. Nothing worse than a church full of people humming along Grin

DorisIsWaiting · 25/03/2013 12:17

All things bright and beautiful, one more step and I can't remember the other.

I tried to go for joyful ones people knew as I hated weddings where dull songs (with meaningful lyrics) I didn't know the tune to seemed drag on for eternity.

DorisIsWaiting · 25/03/2013 12:18

xposted but similar sentiment Grin

Umlauf · 25/03/2013 12:22

Jerusalem, as requested by the best man, was a massive hit. Everyone belted it out. Also had morning has broken (I'm not a fan but my ILs wanted it as they had it at theirs) and I can't actually remember the last one! I really liked it though, it was uplifting... Damn!

LaCucina · 25/03/2013 12:22

All things bright and beautiful

Bind us together

Give me oil in my lamp

Umlauf · 25/03/2013 12:23

Ohh it was tell out my soooouuull!! Lovely happy one!

CelticPromise · 25/03/2013 12:24

How Great Thou Art
Love Divine All Loves Excelling (Blaenwern tune)
Cwm Rhondda (Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer)

And a couple of Welsh ones.

Congratulations!

TheTiger · 25/03/2013 12:27

Morning Has Broken, How Great Thou Art, and Sing Hosanna to finish!

I wanted One More Step but DH vetoed it!

TheTiger · 25/03/2013 12:37

I also thought about Shine, Jesus Shine.

Bue · 25/03/2013 23:26

Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer and Lord of All Hopefulness. Other contenders were For the Beauty of the Earth and Brother, Sister, Let Me Serve You.

MsMarple · 25/03/2013 23:40

This is a great site, you can listen to all the popular ones and decide your favourite:

www.yourchurchwedding.org/hymns-media-player.aspx

We had Lord of the Dance, and Jubilate (which isn't on there. this youtube version seems to involve lots of beer, which we didn't have until the reception!)

MsMarple · 25/03/2013 23:41

www.yourchurchwedding.org/hymns-media-player.aspx

Sorry, always forge to check the link box!

Skygirls · 26/03/2013 00:01

Lord of all Hopefulness

Give Me Joy in My Heart

We Plough the Fields and Scatter
(Vicar strongly suggested this one as got married about harvest festival time)

MyPreciousRing · 26/03/2013 00:03

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NeverKnowinglyUnderstood · 26/03/2013 00:24

lord of all hopefulness then
mine eyes have seen the glory then
give me oil in my lamp

Startail · 26/03/2013 00:36

We had Thine be the Glory, in memory of DH's Gran (He and his mum had a parody of it about her) it's also loud and cheerful and unashamedly religious.

and Hills of the North Rejoice, which is a favourite of mine. I was born in the hills of the north and brought up in the utmost west and my pagan edges like all the references in it to the natural world.

Startail · 26/03/2013 00:40

DH did suggest Fight the Good Fight and Through This Night of Doubt and Sorrow.

MrsVJDay · 26/03/2013 00:45

The Lord is my Shepherd

Be Still

Tell Out my Soul

I must admit I really cringe when people have kiddie ones that they remember from school assembly.

JustCallMeBaldrick · 26/03/2013 06:27

Praise my soul the King of Heaven, Make me a channel of your peace, and One more step (with personalised words!) Not outed myself at all there...

Madcaplady · 26/03/2013 06:45

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CornMonster · 26/03/2013 07:06

We had 'we pledge to one another' I love it. It is the same tune as I vow to thee my country but Different words, i love the words and they are perfect for a wedding.
We also had love divine and praise my soul the king of heaven.

Tinkerisdead · 26/03/2013 07:10

We had a blessing at Xmas, we had love divine, praise my soul the king of heaven and we wanted a carol. Vicar recommended in the bleak midwinter for the line "I would give my heart" but I sobbed every time I sang it before hand so changed it to good king Wenceslas!

Iheartcrunchiebars · 26/03/2013 07:10

Will you come and follow me. Beautiful hymn with lovely words.

ThreeBeeOneGee · 26/03/2013 07:18

We had:

And can it be (that I should gain...)
Guide me o Thou great Redeemer
Alleluia Sing to Jesus

Three of the greatest hymn tunes ever written!

KenDoddsDadsDog · 26/03/2013 07:22

None, we just had the mass.