Church Repertoire
We have placed some music under each section as a guide. All hymns and Religious music can be placed at any part of your ceremony. The popular more contemporary music is usually acceptable during the Procession/Entrance piece, the Signing of the Register and the Recessional piece. * Always consult with your Priest regarding your music choices ensuring that all parties are happy with the content.
Entrance:
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
God Blessed the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts/ Carrie Underwood
I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You – Elvis
Dream a little Dream – Doris day
Little Trip to Heaven – Tom Waitts
Songbird – Eva Cassidy slow/Fleetwood Mac
When I Fall in Love – Nat King Cole
She Moved through the fair
In a Country Churchyard
The Voyage – Christie Moore
Run Away – The Corrs
Bridegroom and Bride – Liam Lawton
Pachelbel’s Canon in D
Panis Angelicus
Pie Jesu
Ave Maria – Schubert
At Last – Aretha Franklin
The first time ever I saw your face – Dionne Warwick
Someone like you – Van Morrisson
Instrumentals pieces:
Pachelbel Canon in D
Cairn Water (Celtic piece)
The Island – Paul Brady
The Voyage
Responsorial Psalm:
Se an Tiarna M’aoire
Mo Gra -sa mo Dhia
Now Behold the Lamb (slow gospel)
The Lord is my Shepherd
Here I am Lord
Hiding Place (Mo Gra Thu)
Yahweh I know you are near
Gospel:
Alleluia – sung in English or Irish
Lighting Ceremony: (A slightly shorter section of a song will be played here. Below are some suggestions, many songs are interchangeable.)
All I ask of you is forever to remember me (hymn)
All I as Ask of you (Phantom of the Opera)
Songbird
On Eagles Wings
The Prayer
Joyful Joyful
River – Emily Sandes
Ave Maria – Beyonce
Make you Feel my Love – Bob Dylan/Adele
Offertory:
Make me a Channel
Now Behold the Lamb of God
On Eagles Wings
Down in the River to Pray – Gospel
Ag Criost an Siol
Here I am Lord
Ave Maria – As I keel before you
Pie Jesu
Communion: (Two songs are usually required for Communion)
Thank you My Lord
Down in the River to pray
Nella Fantasia
The Prayer – Celine Dion
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Amazing Grace
People Get Ready – Aretha Franklin/Eva Cassidy
Songbird – Eva Cassidy
Panis Angelicus
Ave Maria
Pie Jesu
By your side (Sade)
The Cloud’s Veil – Liam Lawton
Lean on Me – Bill Withers
Signing of the Register: (Two songs are usually required)
When I Fall in Love – Nat King Cole
I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You – Elvis
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
How Long will I love You – Ellie Goulding
This I Promise You – Ronan Keating
You Are the Reason – Callum Scott and Leona Lewis
If I Should Fall Behind – Bruce Springsteen
I Get to Love You – Ruelle
Oh Happy Day – Sister Act
Don’t Get me Wrong – The Pretenders (slow romantic version)
Til There was You – Beatles
Higher Love – Steve Windwood
La Vie en Rose – Edith Piaf
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
Everything – Michael Bouble
Take my Hand – Picture This
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
The One – Kodaline
All of Me – John Legend
More Than Life – Gary Barlow
Til Kingdom Come – Coldplay
Rule the World – Take That
Songbird – Eva Cassidy
Better – Tom Baxter
True Colours – Cindy Lauper
To make you feel my love – Bob Dylan
You do something to me – Paul Weller
The First time ever I saw your face – Roberta Flack
Moonriver – Audrey Hepburn
At Last – Etta James
Say a Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin
I do – Westlife
The Voyage – Chrisy Moore
Raglan Road – Luke Kelly
The Night visiting song (Luke Kelly)
Recessional:
All You Need is Love – Beatles
The Best of my Love – Ella Eyre
Oh Happy Day
My Girl
When this day is done – Liam Lawton
Beyonce – Love on Top
Take my Hand – Picture This
On Top of the World – Chrisina Perri and Ed Sheeran
You andMe Always – The Wannadies
Kiss Me – Sixpence None the Richer
The Greatest Day – Take That
One Day Like This – Elbow
Marry You – Bruno Mars
The night visiting song – Luke Kelly
Signed, sealed, delivered..Stevie Wonder
How Sweet it Is – James Taylor
Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Your Song – Elton John
You and me Always – the Wanadies
All you need is Love – The Beatles
You Give me Something – James Morrisson
Gospel Music:
Oh Happy Day – Sister Act
Down in The River to Pray – Alison Krauss
Joyful Joyful- Sister Act – Lauryn Hill
People Get Ready – Aretha Franklin/Eva Cassidy
Put a little love in your Heart – Annie Lennox and Al Green