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CHURCH OF NIGERIA(ANGLICAN COMMUNION)

DIOCESE OF KWARA

Order of Service
For the
Solemnization of Holy Matrimony
between
TINUADE OLOLADE FOLAYAN
and
IBUKUNOLUWA
BOLUWATIFE ADEBAYO
@
ST BARNABAS’ CATHEDRAL, SABO-OKE,
ILORIN, KWARA STATE.

On Saturday 19th December, 2020.

by
10.00am

Mr. Diran Fadayomi Mr.Bosun Akanle

People’s Warden Dean’sWarden

Rev.A.T. Bakare
Rev Rotimi Japhet
Rev.O.T. Olaleye
Rev. I. I. Afolayan
Rev. Canon Dr. E. C. Umeh
Rev. Canon M. O. Oyeniyi
Ven. A. A. Adetoba
Cathedral Priests

Rev. CanonP.O.Adigun
Cathedral Priest

Ven. Dr. Amos S. IDOWU

Sub Dean

RT. REV’D S. T. G. ADEWOLE

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(Dean/Diocesan)

THE DIOCESE OF KWARA

(ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
Our Vision
 To be one of the leading Dioceses in the world in preparing mankind for the
return of Jesus Christ.
Our Mission
1. To make Christ real and practical to all around us.
2. To fill the Church with all age groups of the society and people who know
their God.
3. To ensure the teaching of sound doctrine in all our Churches
4. To engraft the Church on the platform of self sufficiency.
5. To seek God’s leading for the peace of our land in consistent prayer life.
6. To involve our youths in Church leadership.
7. To care for the old and less privileged in the Church.
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Officiating Ministers
1. Archbishops
2. Bishops
3. Deans
4. Venerables
5. Canons
6. Priests
7. Pastors
8. Lay Readers
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ORDER OF SERVICE
The Wedding March

1 The Bride Groom: Jesus joy

2 The Bridal’s train - cannon in D

3 The Bride - organ violin recital - How far I’ll go - Auli’i Cravalho

a Opening Hymn: All people that on earth do dwell- old hundredth

Introit: Come Down o Love Divine - Tune: Down Ampney

b Introduction
c Charge and Declaration
d Hymn: The voice that breathed o’er Eden
e The Marriage
f The Acclamation
g Psalm: 128 (To be chanted)
h Suffrages and Prayers
i Hymn: All creatures of our God and king - Tune: Lasst uns erfruen
j Bible Reading: Matthew 19:3 – 11
k Hymn: The Faithful cannot Fail (Tune:Come to the morning prayer)
l Sermon
m Hymn after Sermon: Life is Great Sing about it
n Hymn: O Perfect Love
o Prayer and Benediction
The Lord Bless you and Keep you – John Rutter The Benediction
p Choir Special: For the Beauty of the Earth by John Rutter
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q Signing of the Marriage Certificate

All my hope on God is founded - Tune: Michael

Christ is made the sure foundation - Tune: Regent square and Westminster
abbey

r Presentation of Mothers’ Union’s Gift

s Thanksgiving
t Announcements
t Recessional Hymn: The Lord’s my shepherd - Tune: Crimond and Belmont
(Gardiner)
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THE WEDDING MARCH

1 The Bride Groom: Jesus joy

2 The Bridal’s train - cannon in D

3 The Bride - organ violin recital - How far I’ll go - Auli’i Cravalho

A OPENING HYMN: All people that on earth do dwell- old hundredth

1 All people that on earth do dwell,
sing to the LORD with cheerful voice.
Serve him with joy, his praises tell,
come now before him and rejoice!
2 Know that the LORD is God indeed;
he formed us all without our aid.
We are the flock he surely feeds,
the sheep who by his hand were made.
3 O enter then his gates with joy,
within his courts his praise proclaim!
Let thankful songs your tongues employ.
O bless and magnify his name!
4 Because the LORD our God is good,
his mercy is forever sure.
His faithfulness at all times stood
and shall from age to age endure.

Introit: HYMN: COME DOWN O LOVE DIVINE - Tune: Down Ampney (All
Kneeling)

1 Come down, O Love divine,

seek thou this soul of mine,
and visit it with thine own ardor glowing;
O Comforter, draw near,
within my heart appear,
and kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing.
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2 O let it freely burn,

till earthly passions turn
to dust and ashes in its heat consuming;
and let thy glorious light
shine ever on my sight,
and clothe me round, the while my path illumning.
3 And so the yearning strong,
with which the soul will long,
shall far outpass the power of human telling;
for none can guess its grace,
till Love create a place
wherein the Holy Spirit makes a dwelling

B INTRODUCTION
(The congregation standing as the bride and the bridegroom stand before the Priest
and the Priest says:)
Minister: We have come together in the presence of God to witness and to celebrate
the Marriage of IBUKUNOLUWA and TINUADE to ask His blessing on them and
to share in their joy. Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself was a guest at a wedding in Cana
of Galilee and blessed this way of life, and through His Spirit He is with us now.
The Scripture teaches us that marriage is a gift of God in creation and a means of His
grace. A holy mystery in which man and woman become one flesh. It is God’s purpose
that, as husband and wife give themselves to each other in love throughout their lives,
they shall be united in their love as Christ is united with His Church.
Marriage is given primarily that husband and wife may comfort and help each other,
living faithfully together in need and in plenty, in sorrow and in joy; it is also given
that with delight and tenderness they may know each other and through the joy of their
bodily union, may strengthen the union of their hearts and lives. Lastly, it is given that
they may have children and be blessed in caring for them and bringing them up in
accordance with God’s will to His praise and glory.
In marriage, husband and wife belong to one another and they begin a new life
together in the community. This is the way of life thatall should honour and must not
be undertaken carelessly, lightly, or selfishly, but reverently, responsibly and after
serious thoughts, into this way of life IBUKUNOLUWA and TINUADE come now to
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be joined. If any one of you can show a just cause why they will not lawfully be
married, you must declare it now or else hereafter hold your peace. (If there is no
impediment declared the minister continues)

C CHARGE AND DECLARATION

The Priest says to the couple:
IBUKUNOLUWA BOLUWATIFE and TINUADE OLOLADE, the vows you are
about to take are to be made in the name of God and I charge you both as you will
answer before God, who is the Judge of all, who knows all the secrets of our hearts; that
if either of you knows a reason why you may not lawfully marry, you must declare it
now. (If there is no impediment declared, the minister continues.)
The Priest says to the Bridegroom:
The Priest: IBUKUNOLUWA BOLUWATIFE of your own free choice, will you take
TINUADE OLOLADE to be your wife?
The Bridegroom: I WILL.
The Priest: Will you love her, comfort her, honour and protect her, in sickness and in
health, In poverty and prosperity and forsaking all others, be faithful to her, as long as
you both shall live?
The Bridegroom: I WILL.
The Priest says to the bride:
The Priest: TINUADE OLOLADE, of your own free choice, will you take
IBUKUNOLUWA BOLUWATIFE to be your husband?
The Bride: I WILL.
The Priest: Will you love him, comfort him, honour and obey him, in sickness and in
health, in poverty and prosperity, and forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as
you both shall live?
Bride: I WILL.
D HYMN: The voice that breathed o’er Eden
THE VOICE THAT BREATHED O’ER EDEN IRE T’ A SU NI EDEN’
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1. The voice that breathed o’er Eden, 1. Ire t’ a su ni Eden’

That earliest wedding day; N’ igbeyawo kini;
The primal marriage blessing Ibukun ta bukun won
It hath not passed away. O wa sibe sibe.

2. Still in the pure espousal 2. Sibe titi di oni

Of Christian man and maid N’ igbeyawo kristian’
The Holy Three are with us Olorun wa larin won
The threefold grace is said. Lati sure fun won.

3. For dower of blessed children, 3. Ire ki won le ma bi,

For love and faith’s sweet sake; Ki won ko si ma re;
For high mysterious union Ki won n’ idapo mimo
Which naught on earth may break. T’ enikan ko le tu.

4. Be present, Holy Father 4. Ba nipe Baba, si fa

To give away this bride; Obinrin yi f’ oko;
As Eve Thou gav’st to Adam Bi O ti fi Efa fun
Out of His pierced side. Adam’ l’ ojo kini.

5. Be present, Holy Jesus, 5. Bawa pe, Immanuel’

To join their loving hands, Si so owo won po,
As Thou didst bind two natures B’ eda meji ti papo
In Thine eternal bands. L’ ara ijinle Re.

6. Be present, Holy Spirit, 6. Ba wa pe, Emi Mimo,

To bless them as they kneel, F’ ibukun Re fun won,
As Thou, for Christ, the Bridegroom, Si se won ni asepe,
The heavenly spouse dost seal. Gegeb’ O ti ma nse.

7. O spread Thy pure wing o’er them, 7. Fi won s’ abe abo Re,
Let no ill power find place, K’ ibi kan ma ba won;
When onward through life’s journey Gba won npara ile Re
The hallowed path they trace. Ma toju okan won.

8. To cast their crowns before Thee; 8. Pelu won loj’ aiye won,
In perfect sacrifice, At’ oko at’ aya;
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Till to the home of gladness, Titi won o d’ odo Re,

With Christ’s own Bride they rise. N’ ile ayo l’ orun.
Amen. Amin.

E THE MARRIAGE
The Priest:
Who gives this woman to be married to this man?
(The bride’s father or his representative shall hand over the bride by the right hand to
the Priest.)
The Bride’s Father: I DO.
(The Priest, receiving the bride from her father, shall cause the man to take the woman
by her right hand, facing each other the bridegroom says:
Bridegroom: I, IBUKUNOLUWA BOLUWATIFE take you TINUADE
OLOLADE to be my wife to have and to hold from this day forward for better for
worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until we
are parted by death according to God’s holy law; this is my Solemn vow.
They loose hands.
(The Bride takes the Bridegroom’s right Hand in hers’ and says:)
The Bride: I, TINUADE OLOLADE take you, IBUKUNOLUWA BOLUWATIFE
to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward; for better for worse, for
richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish till death do us part,
according to God’s holy law; this is my solemn vow.
The Priest: And what token do you share to represent your love and commitment to
each other?
The Priest receives the ring and holding them up, he says:
The Priest: The ring is the symbol of wholeness and perfection. It is made of gold
which is a precious and durable metal. What better representation of your feelings for
each other!
(The Priest then bless the Ring, saying):
Heavenly Father, by Your blessing, let these rings be to IBUKUNOLUWA
BOLUWATIFE and TINUADE OLOLADE a symbol of unending love and
faithfulness, to remind them of the vows and covenants which they have made this day,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Bridegroom places the ring on the tip of the fourth finger of the bride’s left hand
and holding it there, he says:
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The Bridegroom: I give you this ring as a sign of our marriage and a token of my love
and fidelity to you. With my body I honour you, all that I am, I give to you and all that
I have, I share with you, within the love of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

They loose hands and the bride places a ring at the tip of the fourth finger of the man
and holding it there, she says:
The Bride: I give you this ring as a sign of our marriage and a token of my love and
fidelity to you. With my body I honour you, all that I am, I give to you and all that I
have, I share with you, within the love of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

The Bride and the Bridegroom kneel while the congregation remains standing.

The Priest: Eternal God, Creator and preserver of all, giver of spiritual grace and
Author of everlasting life: send Your blessing upon IBUKUNOLUWA
BOLUWATIFE and TINUADE OLOLADE whom we bless in Your name, that
living, faithfully together they may fulfil the vows and covenants which they have
made of which the rings given and received are token and pledge, and may ever
remain in perfect love and peace together and live according to Your laws; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Priest: Now that IBUKUNOLUWA BOLUWATIFE and TINUADE OLOLADE
have given their consent and made their vows to each other before God and before this
congregation with the joining of hands and the giving and receiving of rings, in the
name of God I declare that they are husband and wife.
The Priest joins their right hands together with his stole and says:
Priest: Those whom God has joined together, let no man put asunder. Amen.

THE PRIEST BLESSES THEM:

Priest: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit bless, preserve and keep
you, the Lord pour upon you the riches of His grace that you may faithfully live
together and receive the blessings of eternal lifethrough Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Priest then says to the Parents:

Priest: As IBUKUNOLUWA BOLUWATIFE and TINUADE OLOLADE enter a
new life together, will you their parents give them your blessings in the presence of this
congregation?
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The Parents say to the couple: MAY GOD BLESS YOU BOTH IN JESUS
CHRIST’S NAME. AMEN.

The Priest asks the congregation:

Priest: You, as friends and family, have witnessed this exchange of vows, will you do
all in your power to support this marriage now and in the years ahead?
The people reply: WE WILL.
The husband and wife kneel, and the Priest blesses them.
God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit bless, preserve and keep you; the
Lord mercifully grant you the riches of His grace that you may please Him both in
body and soul, and living together in faith and love may receive the blessings of
eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

F THE ACCLAMATION
The Groom’s Mother moves forward.
Priest: In the name of God and in the presence of thiscongregation, we hand over
TINUADE OLOLADE, now MRS TINUADE OLOLADE ADEBAYO to you as a
full member of your family. Will you promise on behalf of your family to continue to
uphold them in your prayer and give them Your moral support?
Groom’s Mother:
I promise in the name of God. So help me God.
Priest:(Then the Priest prays for the family) Eternal God, Creator and Sustainer of us
all, give grace to the family of MR IBUKUNOLUWA BOLUWATIFE and MRS
TINUADE OLOLADE ADEBAYO; grant them that in the years ahead they may be
united in love and in the strength of the Holy Spirit and that they may live together in
love, joy and peace of our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
G PSALM: 128 (To be chanted)
Blessed is everyone who/ fears the/ Lord: and walks in the / confine/ of His/ ways.
You will eat the/ fruit of. Your/ labours: Happy shall you be and/ all shall / go
well/With you. Your wife / within. Your/ house: shall / be as a / fruitful / vine; Your
children / around Your/ table: like the fresh / shoots / of the / olive.
Behold thus shall the / man be / blessed: who / lives. in the / fear of. the / Lord.
May the Lord so / bless you. from / Zion: that you see Jerusalem in prosperity / all
the / days of. your / life.
May you see your / children’s / children: and in / Israel / let there. be / peace.
Glory to the Father and / to the / Son, and / to the / Holy / Spirit;
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As it was in the beginning is now and / ever / shall be, world without/ end / A- men.
H SUFFRAGES AND PRAYERS
Minister: Let us pray.
Minister: Lord, have mercy upon us
People: Christ, have mercy upon us.
Minister: Lord, have mercy upon us
(The Lord’s prayer)
People: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your
will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our
sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil. Amen.
Minister: O Lord, save Your servant IBUKUNOLUWA BOKUWATIFE and Your
handmaid TINUADE OLOLADE
People: Who put their trust in You.
Minister: O Lord, send them help from Your holy place.
People: And evermore defend them.
Minister: Be unto them a tower of strength
People: From the face of their enemies.
Minister: O Lord, hear our prayers.
People: And let our cries come unto You.

Priest: O God of love, look mercifully upon these Your children

IBUKUNOLUWA BOLUWATIFE and TINUADE OLOLADE in the new life
which they begin together today. Unite them evermore in Your love, keep them
faithful to the vows they have made one to the other. Strengthen them with every good
gift, and let Your peace be with them now and always, for the sake of Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Heavenly Father, Maker of all things. You enable us to share in Your work of creation,
bless this couple in the gift and care of children, that their home may be a place of
love, security and truth, and their children grow up to know the love in Your only
begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, who has ordained that a man and a woman should leave their parents,
cleave to each other and become one flesh; and has taught us that what God has joined
together, no man or woman should put asunder, deliver our nation at this time from all
corrupting influences. May marriage be held in honour among us all, and the gift of
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sex be acknowledged as a sacred trust from You. Grant to both young and old the
grace of self control, that husband and wife, parents and children may love one another
as You have loved us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I HYMN: All creatures of our God and king - Tune: Lasst uns erfruen
1. All creatures of our God and King,
Lift up your voice and with us sing,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
[Chorus]
Alleluia! Oh, praise Him! Alleluia!

2. Thou rushing wind that art so strong,

Ye clouds that sail in heav’n along,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice;
Ye light of evening, find a voice,
Alleluia! Alleluia!

3. Thou flowing water, pure and clear,

Make music for thy Lord to hear,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou fire so masterful and bright,
That gives to man both warmth and light,
Alleluia! Alleluia!

4. Dear Mother Earth, who day by day

Unfoldest blessings on our way,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
The flow’rs and fruits that in thee grow,
Let them his glory also show,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
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J BIBLE READING: Matthew 19:3 – 11

3 Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to
divorce his wife for just any reason?”

4 And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the
beginning ‘made them male and female,’

5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,
and the two shall become one flesh’?

6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not
man separate.”

7 They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put
her away?”

8 He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce
your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.

9 And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries
another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”

10 His disciples said to Him, “If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to
marry.”

11 But He said to them, “All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been
given:

K HYMN: The Faithful Cannot Fail tune Wa sadura ooro

1 The faithful cannot fail

The focused cannot fall
The steadfast will always stand
So long as he is 'n Christ

2 Let hunger be for Christ

He will then quench your thirst
Your yearning shall be His delight
Your needs his to supply
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3 Be faithful to the end

And you shall then be saved
For he who called thee is faithful
And he can never fail.

4 All glory to our God

All glory to our Christ
All glory to the Holy Ghost
Now and for ever more

By Bishop Jide Adebayo

21/09/2020

L SERMON
M HYMN AFTER SERMON: Life is Great Sing about it
Life is great! So sing about it,
As we can and as we should-
Shop and buses, towns and people,
Village, farmland, field and wood,
Life is great and life is given;
Life is lovely, free and good.

Life is great! What ever happens,

Snow or sunshine, joy or pain,
Hardship, grief or disillusion,
Suffering that I can’t explain
Life is great if someone loves me,
Holds my hand and calls my name.

Love is great! The love of lovers,

Whispered words and longing eyes;
Love that gazes at the cradle
Where a child of loving lies;
Love that lasts when youth has faded,
Bends with age, but never dies.

Love is giving and receiving

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Boy and girl, or friend with friend;

Love is bearing and forgiving
All the hurts that hate can send;
Love’s the greatest way of living,
Hoping, trusting to the end.

God is great! in Christ He loved us,

As we should, but never can-
Love that suffered, hoped and trusted
When disciples turned and ran,
Love that broke through death forever.
Praise that loving, living Man!

N HYMN: O PERFECT LOVE (To be sung Kneeling. The Couple moves to the
Altar for Prayers)

1 O perfect love, all human thoughts transcending, 1. Ife pipe to tayo ero eda,
Lowly we kneel in prayer before Thy throne; Niwaju Re la wole n’ adura;
That theirs may be the love which Knows no ending Pe ki ife ailopin le je t’ awon
Whom Thou forever more dost join in one. Ti Iwo so d’ okan titi aiye.

2 O perfect love, be Thou their full assurance, 2. Ife pipe, ma je igbekele won,
Of tender charity and steadfast faith; Fun ife on igbagbo ti ki ye;
Of patient hope and quiet brave endurance, Fun ireti, suru at’ ifokanran,
With childlike trust that fears nor pain nor death. Pelu ‘gbekele ti ki ye lailai.

3 Grant them the joy which brightens earthly sorrows, 3.Fun won l’ ayo ti nbori ibanuje,
Grant them the peace that calms all earthly strife; Fun won l’ Alafia ti m’ aiye dun;
And to life’s day, the glorious unknown morrow, Titi owuro ologo yo fi de,
That dawns upon eternal love and life. Amen. Ojo ife on iye ailopin.Amin.

O PRAYER AND BENEDICTION

Almighty and most merciful Father, the strength of all who put their trust in You; We
pray that as You have brought IBUKUNOLUWA BOLUWATIFE and TINUADE
OLOLADE together by Your providence, so You will enrich them by Your grace;
that those vows they have made to one another in Your sight, they may truly and
faithfully perform; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Almighty Father, You have created all mankind to glorify You in body and spirit. Give
these children of Yours joy in one another as living temples of the Holy Spirit and
bring them by this joy to know and share in Your creative and redeeming love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

May the Lord guide and direct you.

May His wisdom lead and enlighten you.
May His word instruct and inspire all you do.
May His arm uphold and defend you.
May His heavenly hosts surround and guard you.
And the blessing of God Almighty,
The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,
be upon you and remain with you always. Amen.

The Lord Bless you and Keep you – John Rutter The Benediction
The Lord bless you and keep you:
The Lord make His face to shine upon you,
To shine upon you and be gracious, and be gracious unto you
The Lord bless you and keep you:
The Lord make His face to shine upon you,
To shine upon you and be gracious, and be gracious unto you
The Lord lift up the light
Of His countenance upon you,
The Lord lift up the light
Of His countenance upon you,
And give you peace,
And give you peace,
And give you peace,
And give you peace
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen
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P CHOIR SPECIAL: For the Beauty of the Earth by John Rutter

For the beauty of the earth

For the beauty of the skies
For the love
Which from our birth
Over and around us lies
Over and around us lies
Lord of all to thee we raise
This our joy ful hymn of praise

For the beauty of the hour

Of the day and of the night
Hill and vale
And tree and flower
Sun and moon and stars of light
Lord of all to thee we raise
This our joy ful hymn of praise

For the joy of human love

Brother, sister, parent, child
Friends on earth
And friends above
For a gentle
Thoughts and mild
For a gentle
Thoughts and mild
Lord of all to thee we raise
This our joy ful hymn of praise

For each perfect gift of thine

To our race so freely given
Graces human and divine
Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n
Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n
Lord of all to thee we raise
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This our joy ful hymn, our joy ful hymn of praise
This our joy ful hymn of praise
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: John Rutter

Q SIGNING OF THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

All my hope on God is founded - Tune: Michael

1 All my hope on God is founded;

he doth still my trust renew.
Me through change and chance he guideth,
only good and only true.
God unknown,
he alone calls my heart to be his own.

2 Human pride and earthly glory,

sword and crown betray his trust;
what with care and toil he buildeth,
tower and temple, fall to dust.
But God's power,
hour by hour,is my temple and my tower.

3 God's great goodness aye endureth,

deep his wisdom, passing thought:
splendour, light, and life attend him,
beauty springeth out of naught.
Evermore
from his store
new-born worlds rise and adore.

4 Daily doth th' Almighty giver

bounteous gifts on us bestow;
his desire our soul delighteth,
pleasure leads us where we go.
Love doth stand
at his hand;
joy doth wait on his command.
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5 Still from earth to God eternal

sacrifice of praise be done,
high above all praises praising
for the gift of Christ his Son.
Christ doth call
one and all:
ye who follow shall not fall.

CHRIST IS MADE THE SURE FOUNDATION - Tune: Regent square and

Westminster abbey

1 Christ is made the sure foundation,

Christ the head and cornerstone,
chosen of the Lord and precious,
binding all the church in one;
holy Zion's help forever,
and her confidence alone.
2 All that dedicated city,
dearly loved of God on high,
in exultant jubilation
pours perpetual melody;
God the One in Three adoring
in glad hymns eternally.
3 To this temple, where we call thee,
come, O Lord of hosts, today:
with thy wonted loving-kindness
hear thy people as they pray;
and thy fullest benediction
shed within its walls alway.
4 Here vouchsafe to all thy servants
what they ask of thee to gain,
what they gain from thee forever
with the blessed to retain,
and hereafter in thy glory
evermore with thee to reign.
5 Laud and honor to the Father,
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laud and honor to the Son,

laud and honor to the Spirit,
ever Three and ever One,
One in might, and One in glory,
while unending ages run.

R PRESENTATION OF MOTHERS’ UNION’S GIFT

S THANKSGIVING
T ANNOUNCEMENTS
T RECESSIONAL HYMN: The Lord’s my shepherd - Tune: Crimond and
Belmont (Gardiner)

1 The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want;

he makes me down to lie
in pastures green; he leadeth me
the quiet waters by.
2 My soul he doth restore again,
and me to walk doth make
within the paths of righteousness,
e'en for his own name's sake.
3 Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale,
yet will I fear none ill,
for thou art with me; and thy rod
and staff me comfort still.
4 My table thou hast furnished
in presence of my foes;
my head thou dost with oil anoint,
and my cup overflows.
5 Goodness and mercy all my life
shall surely follow me;
and in God's house forevermore
my dwelling place shall be.