BRIDAL PARTY PROCESSIONAL SONGS: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring

We've listened to hundreds of versions of songs commonly used in wedding ceremonies and chosen the ones that, in our opinion, are some of the best.

Below we provide several samples of Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, a chorale movement by Baroque era composer Johann Sebastian Bach. It is commonly used as a Bridal Party Processional (scroll down to see the lyrics). First (1), we provide a complete version of the song so you can hear it from the beginning - just click the title of the song. Then (2), we provide a compilation of some of the best samples we could find.

(1) To start, let's hear a complete version of the song here: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring.

(2) And now here are some of the best samples for your ceremony broken down into specific musical categories...

Chamber Orchestra

Fiddle

Banjo

Harp

Horns

New Age

Organ

Piano

Strings

Voice

Wind Instruments

Other

Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring Lyrics

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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