Additional Appropriate Hymns

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Please note: The following musical samplings are intended to give you an idea of the tune and words of the music. The arrangement played at your wedding will not be the same arrangement you hear in these recordings. 

The following list of hymns are also appropriate for wedding Processional and Recessional music. Selections may include but are not limited to the following hymns:

All Creatures of Our God and King

Text: Laudato si, mi Signor: Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226: tr. By William H. Draper, 1855-1933, alt. Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN, LM with alleluias; Geistliche Kirchengesänge, 1623; harm. By Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1871-1958 © Oxford University Press
Music sample courtesy of Cathedral of Saint Paul.


Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788, alt. Tune: HYFRYDOL, 8 7 8 7 D; Rowland H. Prichard, 1811-1887
Music sample courtesy of Cathedral of Saint Paul.
 

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Text: 87 87 D; Henry van Dyke, 1852-1933, alt. Music: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827; adapt. by Edward Hodges, 1796-1867. Contributors: Ludwig van Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven
Music sample courtesy of Cathedral of Saint Paul.

Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven

Text: Psalm 103; Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847, alt.
Tune: LAUDA ANIMA, 8 7 8 7 8 7; John Goss, 1800-1880
Music sample courtesy of Cathedral of Saint Paul.


O God, Beyond all Praising

Text: 76 76 76D; Michael Perry, 1942-1996, © 1982, 1987, Jubilate Hymns, Ltd. All rights reserved. Administered by Hope Publishing Co. Used with permission. Music: Gustav T. Holst, 1874-1934.
Music sample courtesy of Cathedral of Saint Paul.