The Wedding Song
Noel Paul Stookey
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He is now to be among you at the calling of your hearts
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Rest assured this troubadour is acting on his part
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The union of your spirits here has caused Him to remain
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For whenever two or more of you are gathered in His name
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There is love - - there is love
========================SECOND VERSE =============================
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Well a man should leave his mother and a woman leave her home
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They shall travel on to where the two shall live as one
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As it was in the beginning - is now until the end
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Woman draws her life from man and gives it back again (and)
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There is love - - there is love
======================= CHORUS ==================================
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Well then what's to be the reason for becoming man and wife?
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Is it love that brings you here or love that brings you life?
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For if loving is the answer then who's the giving for?
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Do you believe in something that you've never seen before?
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Oh, there is love - - there is love
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This is my first attempt at writing and it is a loose adaptation (once you get the
you will find alternative finger pickings that make it sound better. Enjoy!
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