Lyrics
Verse 1
He is now to be among you
At the calling of your heart
Rest assured this troubadour
Is acting on His part
The union of your spirits here
Has caused Him to remain
For whenever two or more of you
Are gathered in His name (there is love)
There is love (there is love)
Verse 2
Well a man shall leave his mother
And the woman leave her home (leave her home)
They shall travel on to where
The two shall be as one
As it was in the beginning (right from the start)
Is now until the end (until the end)
Woman draws her life for man
And gives it back again
And there's love, yes there is love (there is love)
Verse 3
Well then what's to be the reason
For becoming man and wife?
Is it love that brings you here
Or love that brings you life?
For if loving is the answer
Then who's the giving for?
Do you believe in something
That you've never ever really seen before?
Oh there's love (there is love), there is love (there is love)
There is love (there is love)
Outro
The marriage of your spirits here
Has caused Him to remain
For whenever two or more of you
Are gathered in His name (there is love)
There is love (there is love, there is love)
(There is love, there is love)
I know the Lord is there (there is love, there is love)
When the Lord is there then I know that the love has got to be there (there is love, there is love)
Look into the eyes of love (there is love, there is love)
He's going to be there for you, well I (there is love, there is love)
I know, I know there is love (there is love, there is love)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"The Wedding Song" reworks a well-known ceremony piece into an a cappella arrangement, keeping its central claim that God is present wherever a couple commits to each other. The lyrics quote directly from Genesis, "a man shall leave his mother and the woman leave her home... the two shall be as one," grounding the wedding in a much older pattern than the couple standing at the altar that day.
The repeated line "whenever two or more of you are gathered in His name" echoes Christ's promise to be present among those gathered together, applying it specifically to a wedding rather than a general gathering. The song asks directly what actually holds a marriage together, love or something more, and answers that the Lord's presence is what makes the love durable.
Long used at actual ceremonies, the song functions as both a performance piece and an explanation of why weddings are treated as sacred rather than only contractual.
Related Scripture
- Genesis 2:24 The lyrics quote directly from the passage describing a man leaving his family to become one with his wife.
- Matthew 18:20 The refrain about being gathered in His name echoes Christ's promise to be present among those gathered together.