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Will your Wedding Music be worth remembering?
You've picked the hymns, your favorites, but are you
sure that your guests will sing them? Your plans will ensure that dresses,
flowers and food are all first class but what about the music? Will the
church ring with good singing?
It can, if the congregation is led by the rich voices of
an experienced choir.
Musicale has many Manx Music Festival successes to its
name (Click here to link to our
results page) We have already enhanced the marriage service for many
couples, including several of our own choir members, and could add to the
success of your important day.
That awkward time, for instance, when the Register is
being signed and the congregation sits in uncomfortable silence, can, instead,
be a highlight providing a glorious memory as the church echoes to some of the
World's best loved anthems sung with reverence and beauty by Musicale - one of
the Island's leading choirs.
Perhaps there is some special music which you've always
wanted at your wedding or perhaps you would like advice on the choice of music.
Musicale can help you strike the right note.
Why not contact us at musicale@advsys.co.im
for a no obligation discussion. Inclusive prices start at £200 and
will make all the difference to your day.
Music and details below:
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Chair:
Mrs. H. Prescott
Blenheim
28
Whitebridge Road
Onchan
Isle of Man IM3 4HS
Tel: 622404
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Secretary:
Mrs. J. Poole-Wilson
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Treasurer:
Mr. P. Naylor
Westwood
Eleanora
Drive
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM2 3NN
Te: 673357
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WEDDING
REPERTOIRE
Welcome
to Musicale’s portfolio of wedding songs.
We
hope you will enjoy listening to the short excerpts of the music listed.
Included
in our portfolio are the words to each song
for
you to peruse at your leisure.
Musicale
was founded in June 1987 and is one of the busiest
singing
groups on the Isle of Man.
Many
of our members are soloists in their own right;
individual
members hold a very impressive record for competing in
The
Manx Music Festival (The Guild).
Musicale
is also a consistent winner in the Festival.
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Irish
Blessing
May
the road rise to meet you,
may
the wind be ever at your back,
may
the sun shine warm upon your face
and
the rain fall soft upon your fields
and
until we meet again,
may
God hold you
ever
in the palm of his hand
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Gaelic
Blessing
Deep
peace of the running wave to you
deep
peace of the flowing air to you
deep
peace of the quiet earth to you
deep
peace of the shining stars to you
deep
peace of the gentle night to you
moon
and stars pour their healing light on you
deep
peace of Christ,
of
Christ the light of the world to you
deep
peace of Christ to you.
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Close
To You
Why
do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near,
just
like me, they long to be, close to you.
Why
do stars fall down from the sky, every time you walk by,
just
like me, they long to be, close to you.
On
the day that you were born the angels got together
and
decided to create a dream come true,
so
they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
and
starlight in your eyes of blue.
That
is why all the boys in town follow you all around,
just
like me, they long to be, close to you.
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One
Hand, One Heart (
West Side
Story)
Make
of our hands one hand, make of our hearts one heart,
make
of our vows, one last vow, only death will part us.
Make
of our lives, one life, day after day, one life,
now
it begins, now it starts, one hand, one heart,
even
death won’t part us now.
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For
the Beauty of the Earth
For
the beauty of the earth; for the beauty of the skies
for the love which from our birth over and around us lies
Lord of all to thee we raise, this our joyful hymn of praise.
For the beauty of each 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 joyful hymn of praise.
For the joy of human love; brother, sister, parent, child
Friends on earth and friends above; for all gentle thoughts and mild
Lord of all to thee we
raise, This our joyful hymn of praise
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All
Things Bright and Beautiful
All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful: the Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colours, He made their tiny wings.
The purple-headed mountains, the river running by,
the sunset and the morning that brightens up the sky.
The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun,
the ripe fruits in the garden: He made them every one.
He gave us eyes to see them and lips that we might tell,
how great is God Almighty, who has made all things well.
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Ellan
Vannin
When the summer day is over and it’s busy cares have flown,
I sit beneath the starlight with a weary heart alone.
Then rises like a vision, sparkling bright in nature’s glee,
my own dear Ellan Vannin with it’s green hills by the sea.
Then I hear the wavelets murmur as they kiss the fairy shore,
then beneath the emerald waters sings the mermaid as of yore
and the fair isle shines with beauty, as in youth it dawned on me.
My own dear Ellan Vannin with it’s green hills by the sea.
Then memories sweet and tender come like music’s plaintive flow,
of the hearts in Ellan Vannin that loved me long ago
and I give, with tears and blessings, my fondest thoughts to thee,
my own dear Ellan Vannin with it’s green hills by the sea.
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We’ve
Only Just Begun
We've
only just begun to live,
white
lace and promises
a
kiss for luck and we're on our way
we’ve
only begun.
Before
the rising sun we fly,
so
many roads to choose,
we
start out walking and learn to run
and
yes, we've just begun.
Sharing
horizons that are new to us,
watching
the signs along the way,
talking
it over just the two of us,
working
together day to day, together.
And
when the evening comes, we smile,
so
much of life ahead,
we'll
find a place where there's room to grow,
and
yes, we've just begun.
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Morning
Has Broken
Morning
has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird
has spoken, like the first bird
Praise
for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise
for them springing fresh from the world.
Sweet
the rains new fall, sunlit from heaven
Like
the first dewfall, on the first grass
Praise
for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung
in completeness where his feet pass.
Mine
is the sunlight, mine is the morning
Born
of the one light,
eden
saw play
Praise
with elation, praise every morning
God’s
recreation of the new day.
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The
Lord Bless You and Keep 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
and give you peace. Amen.
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Jesu,
Joy of Man’s Desiring
Jesu,
joy of man's desiring
Holy wisdom, love most bright .
Drawn
by Thee, our souls aspiring
soar to uncreated light.
Word of
God, our flesh that fashioned
With the fire of life impassioned.
Striving
still to truth unknown
soaring, dying round Thy throne
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The Rose
Some
say love it is a river
That drowns the tender reed.
Some say love it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love it is a hunger
An endless, aching need
I say love it is a flower,
And you it's only seed.
It's the heart afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking
That never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken,
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying
That never learns to live.
And the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long.
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong.
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed that with the sun's love,
In the Spring becomes the Rose
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Musicale
Singing for
you