Again, this was such an honor and every time I hear this hymn from that moment on I think of that lovely day in July.
Immediately after that the Mothers (one of them being me) poured sand of unity from two smaller vases to a larger one. While we performed the piece to the left, my daughter and her husband were on the center platform lighting the unity candle and then her husband went to the Lord in prayer to ask a blessing on their marriage. The first time we ever played it together was at the rehearsal, the day before the wedding! All the glory goes to God for the talent that He gave to us all to honor Him and bless our families and friends with this beautiful hymn that symbolizes the importance of coming before the throne of God to continually ask blessings on our lives and especially our marriage. I sent the music to the wedding planner and she distributed it for me to those across the States (I was in OH, daughter in MN with others and sister-in-law was in WA). I was thrilled that these talented musicians took time to practice the piece. And we cannot forget the amazing keyboardist that accompanied us all she was also a good friend of the bride and the maid of honor’s sister. I played the lead on the flute with her maid of honor playing the second. She had a good friend (also the wedding planner) and her sister to do the vocals – brothers and sisters let me tell you, these ladies will be leading the angels in Heaven! Her future sister-in-law was the violinist.
My daughter shared that she had found that there were several musical members in her family (both on our side and on the side of her new husband). I was honored that she asked me to re-arrange the piece (based upon a rendition that was recorded by the Christian group “Selah”). Previously I featured another song that was done at this same daughter’s wedding, you can see that one here: Christian Love Songs. It is one that was done at my daughter’s wedding. Some if these song videos are on my YouTube channel here: Christian Songs About Marriage.įeatured Song: Before the Throne of God Above (Charitie Lees Smith) I have featured this hymn because I am a musician and this one holds a very fond memory for me. You will see a mix of traditional hymns and contemporary songs. Here are my top 10 picks for Christian songs about marriage. As Christians we learn that the marriage between one man and one woman on earth is symbolic of the marriage between Christ and His bride, the Church.