The Marriage Prayer
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Pre Chorus strum pattern: DDD DU UDU DU (x3) D D D DU D
Chorus strum pattern: D U UDU
Bridge strum pattern: DDD DU UDU DU
Intro:
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Verse 1: (Male Voice)
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Father I said till Death do us part
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I want to mean it With all of my heart
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Help me to love you More than I love her
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Then I know I can love her more Than anyone else
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Pre Chorus 1 (start strumming): (Male Voice)
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And bring her in
A
Your presence today
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Make her what
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You want her to be
Chorus 1: (Male Voice)
A2 E/G# Bsus
I pray to hear her heart
A2 E/G# Bsus
I pray she'll love you more
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I pray to cherish and serve her
F# A2 Bsus (single strum)
And we'll bring you glory today
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I pray (I pray)
Verse 2: (Female Voice)
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Father I said till Death do us part
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I want to mean it With all of my heart
(Male harmony)
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Help me to love you More than I love him
(No harmony)
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Then I know I can love him more Than anyone else
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Pre Chorus 2 (start strumming): (Female voice + male harmony)
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And bring him in
A
Your presence today
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Make him what
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You want him to be
Chorus 2: (Female voice)
(I pray is in harmony- lower harmony is female, male is melody, but the second part of each line is just
female voice with melody: e.g. to hear his heart, he'll love you more, to strengthen and serve him)
(Unison in 'We'll bring you glory today') (The last 'I pray' is just female)
A2 E/G# Bsus
I pray to hear his heart
A2 E/G# Bsus
I pray he'll love you more
A2 E/G# Bsus C#m7
I pray to strengthen and serve him
F# A2 Bsus
We'll bring you glory today, I pray (all down strums for last Bsus)
Bridge: (First half- male, second half- female)
('submit to you'- male harmony)
D2 A
Lord, help me love her
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As you love the church, your bride
D2 A
Help me submit to him
F#m7
As I submit to you, my life (three down strums for 'my life')
Chorus 3:
(I pray is in harmony- lower harmony is female, male is melody, but the second part of each line is
just female voice with melody)
('To hear her heart' and 'to cherish and serve her': male voice)
('He'll love you more': female voice)
(Unison in 'We'll bring you glory')
(First 'today'- male, second 'today'- female)
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I pray to hear her heart
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I pray he'll
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love you more (down strums on 'love' )
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I pray to cherish and serve her
F# A2 Bsus
We'll bring you glory today, today
Chorus 4: (Male Voice)
Female echo on first 'I pray'. Female harmony on third 'I pray'
(Unison in 'We'll bring you glory today')
(Last line: first 'I pray'- male, second 'I pray'- female)
A2 E/G# Bsus
I pray (I pray) to hear her heart
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I pray she'll love you more
A2 E/G# Bsus C#m7
I pray to cherish and serve her
F# A2 Bsus
We'll bring you glory today, I pray
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I pray
End: (Unison)
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This is my prayer Amen