SUGGESTIONS FOR HYMNS TO BE SUNG AT WEDDINGS First line of hymn All creatures of our God and King All things bright and beautiful Name of usual hymn tune(s) (Sometimes there is a choice: this information might help in discussions with your organist) Lasst uns erfreusen (arr. R Vaughan Williams) Based on a Psalm? Royal Oak All things Bright & Beautiful Beware of the politically incorrect verse about the rich man in his castle and the poor man at his gate! Amazing grace, how sweet the sound Blessed are the pure in heart Christ is made the sure foundation Christ is our corner-stone Christ triumphant, ever reigning Father, hear the prayer we offer Fill thou my life, O Lord my God For the beauty of the earth God is our strength and refuge God of mercy, God of grace Guide me, O thou great Redeemer Happy are they, they that love God Holy Spirit, gracious guest Based on 1 Corinthians 13 Immortal, invisible, God only wise Jesus shall reign where'ere the sun Jesus, stand among us at the meeting of our lives Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us Let all the world in every corner sing Let there be love shared among us Lord of all hopefulness Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided Love divine, all loves excelling May the mind of Christ my Saviour Morning has broken Hope Parish Church, Flintshire Amazing Grace Franconia Westminster Abbey Harewood Christ Triumphant Marching Sussex Richmond Lloyd Dambusters’ March Heathlands Cym Rhondda Pilgrimage Binchester Psalm 46 Psalm 67 St Denio Truro Galilee Tune by Graham Kendrick, arr Noel Rawsthorne Mannheim Red Wharf Luckington Music by David Bilbrough, arr Colin Hand Slane Lord of the Years English tune - Love Divine, with six four-line verses Welsh tune - Blaenwern, with the same words set in three eight-line verses. Your Order of Service should be laid out accordingly. St Leonard’s Bunessan January 2009 Now thank we all our God O Jesus, I have promised O worship the King, all glorious above Nun Danket There are three different tunes to this hymn O Perfect Love Highwood Felix Hanover Praise the Lord, ye heavens adore Him Austria O Perfect love, all human thought transcending Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Lobe den Herren creation Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven Praise, my soul Sing to God new songs of worship Spirit of God, unseen as the wind Stand up and bless the Lord Take my life and let it be Tell out my soul, the greatness of the Lord! The King of Love my Shepherd is The Lord's my Shepherd Through all the changing scenes of life To God be the glory! Great things he has done To him we come - Jesus Christ our Lord What a friend we have in Jesus When all your mercies, O my God Beethoven’s Ode to Joy Tune of the Skye Boat Song Carlisle Innocents Consecration Nottingham (Mozart) Woodlands Dominus regit me Crimond Brother James’s Air Wiltshire To God be the Glory Psalm 104 Psalm 148 Psalm 103 Psalm 103 Psalm 98 Psalm 23 Psalm 23 Psalm 34 What a Friend Contemplation Belgrave If you have downloaded this list after searching for wedding hymns with Google you may not be aware that it comes from the website for Hope Parish in Flintshire, Wales - http://www.hopeparishflintshire.org.uk The site contains further information about marriage both at our church and generally within the Church in Wales which you are welcome to explore. Any feedback will be welcome, and you can email the website editor at info@hopeparishflintshire.org.uk Hope Parish Church, Flintshire January 2009