{"id":434,"date":"2016-04-12T21:53:09","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T01:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christiancompositions.com\/blog\/?p=434"},"modified":"2016-04-12T21:53:09","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T01:53:09","slug":"wedding-song-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christiancompositions.com\/blog\/wedding-song-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Song – With You"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI am very excited to announce the release of my newest piece of sheet music,\u00a0With You<\/a><\/em>. I wrote this song almost 10 years ago for my husband, Brian. It was near our tenth anniversary, and I wanted something special to express how blessed I felt to have him as my husband.<\/p>\n

Although I wrote it for my anniversary, it would be very fitting as a wedding song for a Christian wedding. My husband and I will celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary this year (I can’t believe it!), and it truly is “sweeter than before”.<\/p>\n

No marriage is perfect, and mine is no exception, but marriage is a precious and beautiful thing when it is founded on Christ. Brian and I do not have a good marriage because I am a perfect wife, nor because he is a perfect husband. We do have a good marriage because we have a common goal to please the Lord. I am well aware that if that focus changes for either of us, our marriage has no guarantee of continuing to be a success. I pray that the Lord will keep our hearts faithful to Him, and give us many more years for His glory!<\/p>\n

To a young person who is contemplating or entering marriage, I encourage you to be sure that you have chosen the Lord Jesus Christ as your first love and loyalty, and that you have chosen a mate who feels the same. If your greatest passion is Christ, He will teach, increase, and bless your love for one another.<\/p>\n

Here are the lyrics to\u00a0With You<\/em>:<\/p>\n

The love we have is not by chance,
\nMore than a fairytale romance,
\nFor as we sought God’s perfect will
\nOur heart’s desires He did fulfill.<\/em><\/p>\n

For with you, my joys are brighter,<\/em>
\nAnd with you, my burdens lighter,<\/em>
\nAnd each day I am thankful I have found a love that’s strong and true<\/em>
\nWith you.<\/em>
\nSo to you, I will be faithful,<\/em>
\nAnd for you, forever grateful,<\/em>
\nFor there’s nothing in this world that I would rather do<\/em>
\nThan share my life and love with you.<\/em><\/p>\n

Two separate lives God joins as one,<\/em>
\nAs man and wife we now become.<\/em>
\nNot less am I, but so much more,<\/em>
\nEach day is sweeter than before.<\/em><\/p>\n

For with you, my joys are brighter<\/em>,
\nAnd with you, my burdens lighter,<\/em>
\nAnd each day I am thankful I have found a love that’s strong and true<\/em>
\nWith you.<\/em>
\nSo to you, I will be faithful,<\/em>
\nAnd for you, forever grateful,<\/em>
\nFor there’s nothing in this world that I would rather do<\/em>
\nThan share my life and love with you.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Copyright 2006 Niki Lott<\/p>\n

This song is available as printed sheet music<\/a> or a digital download<\/a>. There is a vocal MP3 download <\/a>available. There is also a piano accompaniment track<\/a> available (it includes the lyrics and vocal MP3). Finally, if you want to purchase all of it – the sheet music, and the piano soundtrack, you can download the package<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I hope this song will be a blessing, and that each young couple who chooses to use it in their wedding will also choose the Lord Jesus Christ as the center of their new home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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