Prayer of St. Francis (Sebastian Temple)
Make me a channel of Your peace. Where there is hatred let me bring Your love.
Where there is injury Your pardon, Lord, And where there’s doubt, true faith in You.

Refrain:
Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek so much to be consoled as to console.
To be understood as to understand. To be loved, as to love with all my soul.

Make me a channel of Your peace. Where there’s despair in life let me bring hope.
Where there is darkness, only light, and where there’s sadness ever joy. (Refrain)

Make me a channel of Your peace. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
in giving of ourselves that we receive, and in dying that we’re born to eternal life. (Refrain)

The Irish Wedding song (Andy Clooney)
Here they stand, hand in hand.
They exchanged wedding bands.
Today is the day of all their
dreams and their plans.
And all of their loved ones
are here to say,
God bless this couple who marry today.

Refrain: In good times and bad times
In sickness and health,
May they know that riches
Are not needed for wealth.
And help them face problems
they’ll meet on their way.
Oh, God bless this couple who marry today.

May they find peace of mind comes to all who are kind.
May the rough times ahead become triumphs in time.
May their children be happy each day.
Oh, God bless the family who started today. (Refrain)

As they go may they know ev’ry love that was shown
And as life it gets shorter may their feelings grow.
Wherever they travel, wherever they stay,
May God bless this couple who marry today. (Refrain)

The Wedding Song (Peter, Paul, and Mary)
He is now to be among you at the calling of your hearts
Rest assured this troubador is acting on his part.
The union of your spirits, here, has caused Him to remain
For whenever two or more of you are gathered in H¬¬is name
There is love. there is love.

A man shall leave his mother and a woman leave her home
And they shall travel on to where the two shall be as one.
As it was in the beginning is now and til the end
Woman draws her life from man and gives it back again.
And there is love. there is love.

Well then what’s to be the reason for becoming man and wife?
Is it love that brings you here or love that brings you life?
And if loving is the answer, then who’s the giving for?
Do you believe in something that you’ve never seen before?
Oh there’s love, there is love.

Oh the marriage of your spirits here has caused Him to remain
For whenever two or more of you are gathered in His name
There is love. there is love.

By My Side (Thomas Porter)
Stand by my side,
Offer your hand as I am off’ring you:
To have and to hold.
Together we’ll grow into the image of the Father,
Reflecting love in one another.
For on this day and for all time I choose you.
With faith as our guide and hope in our eyes
We share these words today.
The promises made will strengthen us on our way.
The journey that’s beginning is built on love
That has no end with God in our lives
And you, standing by my side.

The Prayer (David Foster)
I pray You’ll be our eyes, and watch us where we go
And help us to be wise in times when we don’t know
Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way
Lead us to the place, guide us with Your grace
To a place where we’ll be safe

I pray we ‘Il find Your light, and hold it in our hearts
When stars go out each night,
Remind us where You are
Let this be our prayer, when shadows fill our day
Help us find a place, guide us with Your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe

A world where pain and sorrow will be ended
And every heart that’s broken will he mended
And we’ll remember we are all God’s children
Reaching out to touch You
Reaching to the sky

We ask that life be kind, and watch us from above
We hope each soul will find another soul to love
Let this be our prayer, just like every child

Needs to find a place, guide us with Your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe
Needs to find a place, guide us with Your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe

Wherever you Go – Song of Ruth (Norbet)
Wherever you go, I shall go.
Wherever you live, so shall I live.
Your people will be my people,
And your God will be my God too.

Wherever you go, I shall go.
Wherever you live, so shall I live.
We will be together forever;
And our love will be the gift of our lives.

Repeat [V3]

[Ending]
And our love will be the gift of our lives

A Nuptial Blessing  Michael Joncas
Refrain: May God bless you, hold and keep you;
may God’s mer – cy shine on you,
Guide your work and guard your resting,
keep your love forever new.

May God satisfy your longing, be refreshment at your table,
and provide your daily bread,
guard your going and your coming,
be the solace in your silence:
life within the lives you wed.

May God join your hopeful spirits, fill your hearts with truth and courage,
trust to share both joy and tears,
teach love to your children’s children;
may your household learn to witness
living faith through all your years.

May God make your home a refuge where you warmly welcome strangers
and the lowly find a place;
make you caring, kind companions,
help you meet the needs of neighbors,
finding Christ in every face.

When Love is Found (Wren/Hopson)
When Love is found and hope comes home,
sing and be glad that two are one.
When love explodes and fills the sky,
praise God and share our Maker’s joy.

When love has flowered in trust and care
build both each day, that love may dare
To reach beyond homes warmth and light
to serve and strive for truth and right.

When love is tried as loved ones change,
hold still to hope though all seems strange,
Till ease returns and love grows wise
through listening ears and opened eyes.

When love is torn and trust betrayed,
pray strength to love till torments fade,
Till lovers keep no score of wrong,
but hear through pain loves Easter song

Praise God for love, praise God for life
in age or youth, in husband, wife.
Lift up your heart let love be fed
through death and life in broken bread.

God in the Planning  (Slane, Bell)
God, in the planning and purpose of life,
Hallowed the union of husband and wife:
This we embody where love is displayed,
Rings are presented and promises made.

Jesus was found, at a similar feast,
Taking the roles of both waiter and priest,
Turning the worldly towards the divine,
Tears into laughter and water to wine.

Therefore we pray that his spirit preside
Over the wedding of bridegroom and bride,
Fulfilling all that they’ve hoped will come true,
Lighting with love all they dream of and do.

Praise then the Maker, the Spirit, the Son,
Source of the love through which two are made one.
God’s is the glory, the goodness and grace
Seen in this marriage and known in this place.

The Servant Song  (Richard Gillard)
Will you let me be your servant,
Let me be as Christ to you;
Pray that I may have the grace to
Let you be my servant, too.

We are pilgrims on a journey,
We are trav’lers on the road;
We are here to help each other
Walk the mile and bear the load.

I will hold the Christ-light for you
In the night-time of your fear;
I will hold my hand out to you,
Speak the peace you long to hear.

I will weep when you are weeping;
When you laugh I’ll laugh with you.
I will share your joy and sorrow
‘Til we’ve seen this journey through.

When we sing to God in heaven
We shall find such harmony,
Born of all we’ve known together
Of Christ’s love and agony.

Not for Tongues of Heaven’s Angels  (Michael Joncas)
Not for tongues of heaven’s angels,
not for wisdom to discern,
not for faith that masters mountains,
for this better gift we yearn:
may love be ours, O Lord.

Love is humble; love is gentle;
love is tender, true and kind;
love is gracious, ever patient,
generous of heart and mind:
may love be ours, O Lord.

Never jealous, never selfish,
love will not rejoice in wrong;
never boastful, nor resentful,
love believes and suffers long:
may love be ours, O Lord.

In the day this world is fading
faith and hope will play their part,
but when Christ is seen in glory
love shall reign in every heart:
may love be ours, O Lord.

Be Thou My Vision  (Eleanor Hull)
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light

Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord
Thou my great Father, and I Thy true son
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art

High King of Heaven, my victory won
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all