... while watching The Bachelor: An Officer and a Gentleman.
... and perusing the 19 weddings programs I dug out of boxes in my basement, a song list from the organist and a Gather hymnal.
... paraphrased and in no particular order (with John speaking in serif font and Katie in sans serif font)
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Ah ha! (waves around program). These people DID use Here I am Lord at their wedding!
NO! I still say it's too funereal.
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Ooh, I know Deanna will know this responsorial psalm. She sang it at (looks at front of program) Sheila and David's wedding.
I'll add it to the list.
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Look: Katie, Peggy, Rachel and Sheila all used Canticle of the Sun for their closing song. OK, we have to do it. It's tradition.
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Oh, how about Ode to Joy. Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh (imitates me imitating my 12-year-old self playing that at my first band concert.)
That could be fun. Can we process out to it? (Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh). (imagining marching out).
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Wait, which alleluia is in the Mass of Life? I don't know what any of these are. Is it al-le-LU-ia, al-le-LU-ia, al-le-LU-ooh- ia?
No, it's all-le-lu-ooh-ia, all-le-lu-ooh-ia, all-le-lu-ooh-ia, all-le-lu-ooh-ia.
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How about we use the music from the Mass of Remembrance?
No, that sounds too funereal.
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When do you want to do Bill's song?
Which song?
His Make Me a Channel.
This one (starts humming the traditional Prayer of St. Francis version)?
No, the one Bill wrote. You know. "Make me a channel of your peace. Hum, hum, hum...."
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(Plucking at violin) What do you think of this Alleluia?
What? Oh, I'm not listening to you. I was watching Andy and Tessa.
I don't think I could do that.
What, you don't like this version?
No, I don't think I could walk across that bridge.
But they're connected to the bridge by a cord.
Oh. Well, maybe.
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So almost everybody has the same two processional songs. But my sister has them reversed. Can we just use those two?
What songs?
Canon in D and Trumpet Voluntary. Wait, which one is Canon in D?
You know, it's that one: Hm, hm, hm-hm-hm-hm-hm.
Oh, yeah, that's good. Let's do that.
It's sooo overdone. Everyone does it.
So. It's tradition.
Wait, what's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring? Why do I not know how any of these songs go? I've obviously been to lots of weddings with them.
Hm-hm-hm-hm do-do-do-um.
We could use that for something.
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What about How Great Thou Art?
It's too funereal.
I guess I've just played at lots of funerals.
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These people don't list any songs in their program.
Maybe no one sang at that wedding. I don't know.
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Which one didn't get a rose?
Danielle. I can't believe he gave a rose to Bevin. I think Tessa will be the final one.
Yeah, definitely.
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