Suggested Music
SUGGESTED HYMNS
Please note that the numbers refer to the Common Prayer hymnal.
- Praise, my soul, the King of heaven (555)
- Love divine, all loves excelling (516)
- Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy (507)
- O perfect Love, all human thought transcending (343)
- For the beauty of the earth (253)
- The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want (594)
- The King of love my shepherd is (589)
- Guide me, O thou great Redeemer (455)
- O God, our help in ages past (537)
- Praise the Lord! Ye heavens adore him (556)
- Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation (558)
- Immortal, invisible, God only wise (474)
- All creatures of our God and King (250)
- Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us (496)
- God is Love: let heav’n adore him (442)
- Now thank we all our God (530)
- O worship the King, all glorious above (546)
- Father, hear the prayer we offer (416)
SUGGESTED BRIDAL PROCESSIONAL MUSIC
- Prelude from Te Deum – Charpentier
- Trumpet Voluntary (The Prince of Denmark’s March) – Clarke
- Rondeau – Mouret
- Canon in D – Pachelbel
- Trumpet Tune – Purcell
SUGGESTED RECESSIONAL MUSIC
- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – Handel
- Hornpipe (from Water Music) – Handel
- Marche Triumphale (Now thank we all our God) – Karg-Elert
- Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream) – Mendelssohn
- Trumpet Voluntary in D – Stanley
Please note that many pieces work equally well as either processional or recessional music.
SUGGESTED MUSIC DURING THE SIGNING OF THE REGISTER
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s desiring – Bach
- Air from Orchestral Suite no.3 (Air on the G string) – Bach
- The Swan – Saint-Saëns
- Pieds-en-L’Air (from Capriol Suite) – Warlock