Lutheran: Entrance Songs

Scarlet Starlet 31 · June 2011

Our church prohibits the use of Here Comes the Bride, and I don't really want to walk in to Canon in D, it's so expected.
What entrance songs besides these two are you using?

mrandmrsbrist · June 2011

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[QUOTE]Our church prohibits the use of Here Comes the Bride
Posted by Scarlet Starlet 31[/QUOTE]

Really?!

amongthelilies25 · June 2011

hhmm... i am using an original version of the bridal march.... but ppl use jesu, joy of my desire. its pretty too.

LittleBigO · June 2011

I used a country song - so I don't think I'm much help. But if you want a country song - I'm a good person to ask!!

faith415 · June 2011

All of our songs are untraditional. I'm walking in to the Vitamin String Quartet version of All I Want is You (U2). I love Vitamin String Quartet, we're using a few of their songs!

LittleBigO, what song did you use? FI doesn't like country, so we're not using any in the ceremony, but we're going to play country during dinner. I've been trying to come up with a list of ones I want.

kellya01 · June 2011

If you want traditional sounding, but can't use the Wagner (not surprised, some churches do prohibit it as the piece was not intended to be religious in nature), try looking up Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring, Grand March from Aida (Verdi), Rigaudon (Campra), Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke), Trumpet Tune (Purcell), and maybe even the Ode to Joy. Great traditional sounds without being the Wagner. :-)

mrandmrsbrist · June 2011

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[QUOTE](not surprised, some churches do prohibit it as the piece was not intended to be religious in nature)
Posted by kellya01[/QUOTE]
Why the heck am I so surprised by the fact that churches blatantly ban a song as traditional as that one?

MrsCatfish · June 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Lutheran: Entrance Songs : Why the heck am I so surprised by the fact that churches blatantly ban a song as traditional as that one?
Posted by mrandmrsbrist[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Because to us, it's only "Here Comes the Bride"! It's from Wagner's opera Lohengrin, which isn't a religious piece, so a lot of churches ban it.</div><div>
</div><div>OP, I think an arrangement of a hymn tune would work well if you need specifically religious music. If you've got an organ, and want something similar to the Bridal March try "Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty," or "Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty." </div><div>
</div><div>Here are some ideas for ones that would work well with organ (you've sort of got to use your imagination to get the "this is a computer file electronic music" sound out of your head):
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</div><div><a href="http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/t/pttlta.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/t/pttlta.htm</a></div><div><a href="http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/h/hymglory.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/h/hymglory.htm</a></div><div><a href="http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/p/opennowt.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/p/opennowt.htm</a></div><div>
</div><div>If you've got a piano, you could try "Be Thou My Vision," "Be Still My Soul," or "Blessed Jesus, at Your Word."</div><div>
</div><div>Good luck!</div><div>
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SoonToBeGenao · June 2011

My Bridal party is entering to Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring and its sooo pretty. I love it.

Scarlet Starlet 31 · June 2011

The way they worded it is that the song is "fine for the opera house, for which it was intended, but not for the House of God".

Thank you everyone for the suggestions!!!!!! This is really helpful!!!!!!

letyourselfgo · June 2011

Jim Brickman's version of "How Great Thou Art"

sessionswedding · June 2011

I have a friend getting married soon who is Catholic, and she's been running into this same problem!

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