“Wedding Music”

Volume 6 

The purpose of this music book is to illuminate the presence of God’s Spirit in the wedding ceremony, and in the reception afterwards, with music by the Highland bagpipes.  To facilitate this, and to enable ’pipers to enjoy the wonderful experience of providing a unique expression of God’s love in the sacred ceremony of marriage, suitable music is presented in this book.

As in all occasions when music is part of a sacred ceremony, Christian principles by which the musician lives gives meaning to the hymns that he or she plays.  Consequently, this volume of “Wedding Music for The Church Piper” also encourages ’pipers to look upon their own lives and marriages, if they are married, so they may be improved.  Thus, their music may be well represented, making it truly meaningful; consequently edifying to God.

The wedding party may be piped ceremoniously into the sanctuary with such beautiful hymns as, “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling,” “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah,” “Saviour, Like a Shepherd Lead Us,” or “Trumpet Tune,” by Henry Purcell.  During the ceremony, and by the bride’s choice, guests may hear other desirable hymns like, “O Perfect Love,” “In Heavenly Love Abiding,” “God Will take Care Of You,” and “When Love Is Found.”

Piping the newly married couple from the church with Pipe Major John McPhedran’s “The Highland Wedding March,” or Felix Mendelssohn’s “Recessional,” or even by a medley of hymns selected from “Wedding Music for The Church Piper,” will be in the finest tradition of the Highlands of Scotland; a wonderful tribute to any Highland lassie on her wedding day!

For the reception, the ’piper may draw upon his or her own repertoire and on this hymnbook.  Besides the many hymns in this collection, there are also a number of ’pipe tunes composed for weddings, such as “John Bain MacKenzie’s Sister’s Wedding, “Mari’s Wedding,” “Murdo’s Wedding,” and “Rab’s Wedding March.”  At the bride’s discretion, the ’piper might play such hymns as, “A Christian Home,” “I Am His, And He Is Mine,” or the enduring favorite, “Acushla Mine,” which is “Londonderry Air.” 

Above all, wedding music longs for true love and committed permanence of marriage.  Whatever the Christian ’piper can do to invoke God’s blessings upon the marriage, and upon the lives of the couple, by well-played, appropriately chosen music at the wedding ceremony and reception, the task is made easier by selecting hymns from this invaluable book, “Wedding Music for the Church Piper.”                                                                  

“Wedding Music,”

Volume 6

Alphabetical Index by Hymn Title

A Christian Home

Acushla Mine

Ave Maria (Gounod)

Ave Maria (Schubert)

Because

Blest Be The Tie That Binds

Breathe On Me, Breath Of God

Bridal Chorus

Day By Day

Fairest Lord Jesus!

Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken

God Of Grace And God Of Glory

God Will Take Care Of You

Happy The Home When God Is There

How Great Thou Art!

I Am His And He Is Mine

I Lo’e Na A Laddie But Ane

I Love You Truly

In Heavenly Love Abiding

Isn’t The Love Of Jesus Simply Wonderful

John Bain Mackenzie’s Sister’s Wedding

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Harmony)

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Mary’s Wedding

Morning Has Broken

Murdo’s Wedding

My Heart Ever Faithful

My Love, She’s But A Lassie Yet

Now Thank We All Our God

O Happy Home, Where Thou Art Loved

O Love That wilt Not Let Me Go

O Perfect Love

Praise, My Soul, the King Of Heaven

Rab’s Wedding March

Saviour, Like A Shepherd Lead Us

Sheep May Safely Graze

Spirit Of God, Descend Upon My Heart

Sweeter As The Years Go By

The Beautiful Garden Of Prayer

The Bond Of Love

The Gift Of Love

The Highland Wedding March

The Lord’s Prayer

The Palms

The Piper’s Wedding

Thy Word Is Like A Garden, Lord

Trumpet Tune

Trumpet Voluntary

Unto The Hills Do I Lift Up Mine Eyes

Wedding March

Wedding March (alternative setting)

Wedding Prayer

When Love Is Found