Weddings

If you would like a church wedding, you may find information from the Church of England website a good starting point.

For information and help concerning weddings in Frensham, please contact the Parish Priest, the Rev Eunice Hicks .

Music for weddings

The information here is intended to help you plan the music for your wedding in St Mary’s.

You must contact our organist, Mike Smith, to discuss the music for your wedding.  Most couples arrange a meeting with Mike to discuss the music after a 10.30 morning service. 

St Mary’s Church is lucky to have an excellent choir.  If you would like the choir to sing at your service, there is also a list of suggestions for choral music given below.

You may not know some of the music listed and want Mike to play it to you.  This is to be expected and most couples reach an amicable decision fairly quickly!

If you would like a trumpeter to play for entrance and/or exit music, this may be possible.  You should speak to Mike as soon as possible.

Remember, this is your day and we will do our best to see that you get what you would like.

If you would like a 5-piece band, playing an eclectic mix of classic jazz, rock and pop, to play at your reception, ask Mike for further details.

Hymns

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
All things bright and beautiful
At the name of Jesus
Be thou my vision
Bind us together Lord
Come down, O love divine
Dear Lord and Father of mankind
Father hear the prayer we offer
Give me joy in my heart keep me praising
Glorious things of thee are spoken
Great is thy faithfulness
Guide me, O thou great Redeemer
I vow to thee, my country,
Immortal, invisible, God only wise
Jerusalem
Lead us heavenly Father
Lord for the years
Lord Jesus Christ you have come to us
Lord of all hopefulness
Love divine, all loves excelling
Make me a channel of your peace
May the grace of Christ our Saviour
Morning has broken
Now thank we all our God
O for a heart to praise my God
O Jesus I have promised
O perfect love
O praise ye the Lord
O worship the king all glorious above
Praise my soul the King of heaven
Praise the Lord, ye heavens adore him
Praise to the Lord the Almighty
Tell out my soul
The king of love my shepherd is
The Lord’s my shepherd
Thine be the glory
To God be the glory

ORGAN MUSIC

Entrance music

Bliss – Wedding Fanfare
Charpentier – Prelude to Te Deum
Clarke – Trumpet voluntary
Handel – Cortège - The arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel – Finale (from Fireworks Music)
Handel – Overture (from Fireworks Music)
Johnson – Trumpet tune
Purcell – Rondeau
Purcell – Trumpet tune
Stanley – Trumpet tune
Wagner – Bridal march (from Lohengrin)

Recessional music

Clarke – Trumpet voluntary
Johnson – Trumpet tune
Karg-Elert – Marche triomphale: Nun dankett alle Gott
Handel – Hornpipe (from Water Music)
Handel – La Rejouissance (from Fireworks Music)
Ives – Intrada
Lang – Tuba tune
Lanquetuit – Toccata in D major
Lefébure-Wély – Sortie in B-flat
Lefébure-Wély – Sortie in E-flat
Mendelssohn – Wedding march (from A midsummer night’s dream)
Purcell – Trumpet tune
Stanley – Trumpet tune
Vierne – Final (from 1st Symphony)
Walton – Crown Imperial
Widor – Toccata (from 5th Symphony)  

CHORAL MUSIC

 Choral Blessings

Chilcott – Irish Blessing
Rutter – Gaelic blessing
Rutter – God be in my head
Rutter – The Lord bless you and keep you
Rutter – A Clare Benediction
Walford-Davies – God be in my head

Anthems

(Anthems marked * can also be used as a choral blessing)

Anon - Rejoice in the Lord always
Archer - And I saw a new heaven
Archer - Ave Maria
Bach – Jesu, joy of man’s desiring
Bourne - thou art God
Bruckner - Locus iste
Byrd - Ave verum corpus
Chilcott – Be thou my vision
Chilcott – Irish Blessing*
Duruflé - Ubi caritas (Where there is love)
Farrant - Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake
Fauré – Cantique de Jean Racine
Goodall – Psalm 23: The Lord’s my shepherd (Vicar of Dibley theme)
Goss - O pray for the peace of Jerusalem
Handel - Hallelujah from Messiah
Handel - Zadok the priest
Harris - Come down, O love divine
Harris - Fear not, O land
How – Day by day
Howells - Like as the hart
Howells - O pray for the peace of Jerusalem
Ireland - Greater love hath no man
Jacob – Psalm 23: The Lord’s my shepherd (Brother James’ Air)
Mozart - Ave verum corpus
Nardone - I give you a new commandment
Parry – Dear Lord and Father of mankind
Pitoni - Cantate Domino
Rutter – A Clare Benediction*
Rutter – All things bright and beautiful
Rutter – As the bridegroom to his chamber
Rutter – For the beauty of the earth
Rutter – Gaelic blessing*
Rutter – God be in my head*
Rutter – The Lord bless you and keep you*
Rutter – Thy perfect love
Stanford - Beati quorum
Tallis - If ye love me
Walford-Davies – God be in my head*
Wesley - Blessed be the God and Father (includes Love one another)
Wesley - Lead me Lord
Wesley - The Lord hath been mindful
Wesley - Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace
White - A prayer of Richard of Chichester
Willcocks - Love divine