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Suggested Music for the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony

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Honorary Seating and Bridal Party Procession

Air for the G String by Johann Sebastian Bach

Arioso by Johann Sebastian Bach

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Johann Sebastian Bach

Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel

Sheep May Safely Graze by Johann Sebastian Bach

 

Procession of the Bride

Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin" by Richard Wagner

Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke

Trumpet Tune by Henry Purcell

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Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 34: Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord (Christopher Wilcock)

Psalm 25: To You, O Lord, I Lift Up My Soul (Scott Soper)

Psalm 128: O Blessed Are Those (Paul Inwood)

 

Hymns and Canticles of Praise

Magnificat: My Soul Rejoices by Owen Alstott

Magnificat: My Soul Proclaims the Greatness of the Lord by Bernadette Farrell

Magnificat: Sing Out My Soul by Jean Sibelius

 

Preparation of the Gifts Music

Sheep May Safely Graze by Johann Sebastian Bach

O Rest in the Lord by Felix Mendelssohn

Arioso by Johann Sebastian Bach

 

Communion Mediation

Panis Angelicus by Cesar Franck

Ave Verum Corpus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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​Honoring the Blessed Mother

Ave Maria by Franz Schubert

Ave Maria by Guilio Caccini

Ave Maria by Charles Gounod

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Recessional

​Festive Trumpet Tune by David German

Hornpipe from "Water Music" by George Frideric Handel

Sinfonies de Fanfares "Rondeau" by Jean-Joseph Mouret

Now Thank We All Our God by Sigfried Karg-Elert

Now Thank We All Our God by Johann Sebastian Bach

Wedding March from "Midsummer's Night Dream" by Felix Mendelssohn

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