I wrote these scripture-based lyrics to Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” because a bride asked for it but did not like the generic wedding versions available such as here and here.
Mark 10: 6-9
In the beginning, God had a plan
Created woman for the man
To be no longer two but of one flesh.
Man leaves behind his former life
To be united with his wife
What God has joined, let none divide Hallelujah
Song of Songs 8: 6-7
Place a seal upon your heart
Like the seal upon your hand
For love is strong and always prevails
Blazes like fire, a mighty flame
Seas and rivers will only inflame
Unquenchable love in Christ Oh Hallelujah
1 Corinthians 13
Love is patient, love is kind
Protects and trusts and will always bind
Two lives in one perfect unity.
Now with Christ who is our guide,
In Faith and Hope and Love abide
And the greatest of these is love Oh Hallelujah
Ruth 1: 16-17
Wherever you go, so I will go
Wherever you stay, so I will stay
Your people will be my people, your God my God
Thou art my joy, be near me now
Then shall my soul contented bow
I am forever at thy side Hallelujah
Lyrics Copyright (c) 2016 by Catherine C. Mikell 
This work by Catherine C. Mikell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Debuted September 10, 2016 at the wedding of Ali Mitchell Gentry
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