MY PRAYER FOR YOU

When a choir sings at a wedding, there is always a moment where the music shifts from grand celebration to an intimate, heartfelt blessing for the new couple. Jude Nnam's "My Prayer For You" is written exactly for that moment. It is a gentle, melodic intercession asking God to grant the bride and groom peace, harmony, and the grace to see their children's children.

The verses unfold as a series of practical, loving wishes for a Christian marriage. The choir prays that Christ will be the head of the home, and that the couple's joy will overflow to provide a welcoming refuge for the helpless and needy.

One of the most charming details of this particular manuscript is the inclusion of the names "Juddy and Janny" woven directly into the end of the refrain and every verse. It is a familiar practice in the choir loft: we take a beautiful wedding piece and substitute the names of the actual couple standing at the altar that day, making the sung prayer uniquely theirs as they begin their new life together.