Church hymns and readings?

Hi :0)

My Step Dad will be reading an extract from Les Miserables and Dad will be reading Song of Solomon, ch2 v10-13

hymn 1: God of Mercy, God of Grace (pre vows)

hymn 2: One More Step Along The World I Go (post vows)

hymn 3- choir only: Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace (during register signing)

Hey,

We are sorting out our Hymns next Sunday but have decided that we are having an extract from the Velveteen Rabbit and then thinking of 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 ( thinking of the new life version)

Its worth having a look at different versions of readings, if you want a religious one, bible gateway you can pick the reading and change the versions around :-)

On the shortlist is:

All things bright and beautiful

Lord and father of mankind

guide me oh thou great redeemer

Readings

Shakespeare sonnet 116 - https://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/116.html

Elizabeth Barret Browning sonnet 43 - /poem/how-do-i-love-thee-sonnet-43

1 Corinthians 13 - http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+13%3A1-13&version=ESV

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+4%3A9-12&version=NKJV

Choir sing

Gloria - Vivaldi

Oh I loooovvveeee this !!! Makes me all emotional :0) xx

Thankyou :0) We knew we wanted something a bit more upbeat after the vows but I was really torn when choosing the first hymn. In the end I chose God of Mercy as it was my absolute favourite going through school and Make Me A Channel was a close second so I decided to sneak it in ;0) xx

This is beautiful and sends shivers down my spine when done well. I am not sure about having it at a wedding though - the opening line is "Dear Lord and Father of mankind, forgive our foolish ways," which might not be the sentiment you are going for! If you are having a choir, Vivaldi's Gloria is a fantastic choice!

For our church blessing (OH wouldn't have a religious wedding), we had: -

Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer

Make me a channel of your peace

You shall go out with joy.

Our readings were 1 Corinthians 13 and Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12.

The readings we're having are an extract from Captain Correlli's Mandolin, and Song of songs 2, v 10-13

The hymns we're having are:

Give me joy in my heart

Lord of all hopefulness

Love divine