Does anyone know of any good non-religious hymns that are sung at weddings?

Answer 1

a non religious hymn is just a song, so you could choose any nice songs you like

Answer 2

Non Religious Hymns

Answer 3

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Does anyone know of any good non-religious hymns that are sung at weddings?

Answer 4

The definition of hymn: Hymns are expressly written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and addressed to a god or other religiously significant figure. While you probably will have a hard time finding a wedding hymn that isn't religious, there are songs written by some independent artists like Dave Barnes (www.davebarnes.com) and Matt Wertz (www.mattwertz.com) that I've sang in nearly 10 weddings. They are pretty tame and work well for nice wedding music...in my opinion!

Answer 5

Secular Hymns sounds like an oxymoron. But I know exactly what you mean. I just don't have the right word to capture it.
You want a beautiful song that sings in praise of love / marriage rather than God, that has strong understandable words.

During non religious ceremonies I have had singers sing Etta James with great results.

Good luck, sorry I wasn't more helpful.

Answer 6

Oh, Promise Me is a non-religious song that was commonly sung at weddings in the early twentieth century. It definitely gives that hymn sort of vibe, without the heavy handed religious overtones:

Answer 7

Do you have any favorite prayers or hymns? Start there. If you can't think of any off the top of your head, go to church and look through the song book or listen to what they're singing during the services. "Oh yeah,I like that one. LOL." Some of my favorite prayers are the Prayer of St Francis, Hail Mary, and the Beatitudes. (Can you tell who is Catholic? LOL.) Since these prayers are also hymns, I wanted to include them in my wedding ceremony. So, what prayers do you like a lot? For the rest, I just asked the church organist what she recommended. She helped me decide where the hymns I like would be most appropriate. We sat at her organ one afternoon for about 30 minutes and she played bits and pieces of various songs. She gave recommendations and I went with the ones that I liked the best.

Answer 8

A hymn IS a religious song.

However, there are some good SONGS you can sing -

In my life - the Beatles
Forever and ever, Amen - Randy Travis
Titanic theme song - Celene Dion

Pachebell's Cannon - classical instrumental - but nice as a processional

Spring - by Vivaldi - again a classical instrumental - but very nice as a processional - especially on a guitar

Brandenbourg Concerto trumpet volley - again a classical instrumental - great for a recessional.

Answer 9

Some non religious song choices are:

One Hand One Heart - West Side Story
The First Time I Loved Forever - Melanie Safka/Lee Holdridge (from the TV show Beauty and the Beast)
You Raise Me Up - Rolf Lovland & Brendan Graham (recorded by Josh Groban)
Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
From This Moment - Shania Twain
I Do - Shania Twain
Keeper of the Stars - Tracy Byrd
When You Say Nothing At All - Roana Keating
Everything I Do - Bryan Adams
All I Ask Of You - Andrew Lloyd Webber (from Phantom of the Opera)
The Rose - Amanda McBroom
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
Wind Beneath My Wings - Better Midler

http://www.wedalert.com/songs/ceremony/index.asp

http://www.ourweddingsongs.com/unity-candle-songs

Answer 10

A hymn is religious by definition. Many churches don't allow secular music. But if the wedding is not in a church, you can use anything, secular or religious, with lyrics or not.