This article is one of several on the site which provides wedding hymn ideas, links to music samples and a full transcript of wedding hymn lyrics.
All hymns in this article are copyright free and permission to reproduce the words in your Church Wedding Order of Service is not required.
WEDDING HYMN
LEAD US HEAVENLY FATHER LEAD US
PREVIEW/PURCHASE
Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
O'er the world's tempestuos sea;
Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,
For we have no help but thee;
Yet possessing every blessing
If our God our Father be.
Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us,
All our weakness thou dost know;
Thou didst tread this earth before us,
Thou didst feel its keenest woe;
Self denying, death defying,
Thou to Calvary didst go.
Spirit of our God, descending,
Fill our hearts with heavenly joy;
Love with every passion blending,
Pleasure that can never cloy;
Thus provided, pardoned, guided,
Nothing can our peace destroy.
Hymn Lyrics: James Edmeston (d.1867)
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WEDDING HYMN
LOVE DIVINE ALL LOVES EXCELING
PREVIEW/PURCHASE
Love Divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heaven, to earth come down,
Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
Pure unbounded love thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter every trembling heart.
Come, almighty to deliver,
Let us all thy grace receive;
Suddenly return, and never,
Never more thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing,
Serve thee as thy hosts above,
Pray, and praise thee, without ceasing,
Glory in thy perfect love.
Finish then thy new creation
Pure and spotless let us be;
Let us see thy great salvation,
Perfectly restored in thee,
Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heaven we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise!
Hymn Lyrics: Francis Pierpoint (d.1917)
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WEDDING HYMN
MORNING HAS BROKEN
PREVIEW/PURCHASE
Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
O'er the world's tempestuos sea;
Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,
For we have no help but thee;
Yet possessing every blessing
If our God our Father be.
Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us,
All our weakness thou dost know;
Thou didst tread this earth before us,
Thou didst feel its keenest woe;
Self denying, death defying,
Thou to Calvary didst go.
Spirit of our God, descending,
Fill our hearts with heavenly joy;
Love with every passion blending,
Pleasure that can never cloy;
Thus provided, pardoned, guided,
Nothing can our peace destroy.
Hymn Lyrics: James Edmeston (d.1867)
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WEDDING HYMN
PRAISE MY SOUL THE KING OF HEAVEN
PREVIEW/PURCHASE
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,
To his feet thy tribute bring;
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who like me his praise should sing?
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King.
Praise him for his grace and favour
To our fathers in distress;
Praise him still the same as ever,
Slow to chide, and swift to bless:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glorious in his faithfulness.
Father-like, he tends and spares us,
Well our feeble frame he knows;
In his hands he gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Widely as his mercy flows.
Angels, help us to adore him;
Ye behold him face to face;
Sun and moon, bow down before him,
Dwellers all in time and space:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace.
Hymn Lyrics: H. F. Lyte (d.1847)
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For more wedding hymn lyrics and music samples, check out the links below:
All People that on Earth do Dwell
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Amazing Grace
And Can it Be That I Should Gain
And Did Those Feet In Ancient Times (Jerusalem)
For the Beauty of the Earth
Give Me Joy In My Heart (Sing Hosanna!)
I Vow To Thee My Country
Praise to the Lord The Almighty
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
The Lord's My Shepherd I'll Not Want
To God Be the Glory, Great Things He Hath Done
We Plough the Fields and Scatter
Alternatively, if you'd like to know more about hymns as part of a Church wedding service, including how many you're allowed and when they can be played, our church wedding hymns article provides a useful overview.
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