This one is combined recitation and song suitable for weddings. It is found on Michael Mangan’s Setting Hearts on Fire available for purchase at Litmus.
It is based on 1 Corinthians 13.
My backing is just the sung section twice in the original key and once with a key change.
The Love Song
Words & music: Michael ManganIf I have all the eloquence of angels but do not have love,
I am simply a gong booming or a cymbal clashing.
If I have the gift of prophecy,
Understanding all the mysteries there are,
If I have faith enough to move mountains
But do not have love, I am nothing at all.
If I give away everything that I possess
But do not have love,
It will do me no good whatsoever.Sung
Love is the reason, love is the key.
Love is the answer for you and for me.
Love lasts forever, love has no end.
I’m tellin’ you people that you can depend
On love, Oh love, love, love, love, love, love.Love is always patient and kind.
It is never jealous, boastful or conceited.
Love is never rude or selfish.
It is not easily angered and keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope,
And to endure whatever comes.
There are three things that last: faith, hope and love;
And the greatest of these is love.
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