Bridal chorus - wikipedia Bridal chorus The `` Bridal Chorus '' ( German : Treulich geführt ) from the 1850 opera Lohengrin by German composer Richard Wagner is a march played for the bride 's entrance at many formal weddings throughout the Western world. In English - speaking countries it is generally known as `` Here Comes the Bride '' or `` Wedding March '', though `` wedding march '' refers to any piece in march tempo accompanying the entrance or exit of the bride, notably Felix Mendelssohn 's `` Wedding March ''. The piece was made popular when it was used as the processional at the wedding of Victoria the Princess Royal to Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1858. The chorus is sung in Lohengrin by the women of the wedding party after the ceremony, as they accompany the heroine Elsa to her bridal chamber. Contents 1 Text 2 Religious attitudes 3 References 4 External links Text Although at most weddings the chorus is usually played on an organ without vocal singing, in Lohengrin the wedding party sings these words at the beginning of act three. `` Treulich geführt '' ( 1 : 45 ) Historical performance ; courtesy of Musopen Problems playing this file ? See media help. Treulich geführt ziehet dahin, wo euch der Segen der Liebe bewahr ' ! Siegreicher Mut, Minnegewinn eint euch in Treue zum seligsten Paar. Streiter der Tugend, schreite voran ! Zierde der Jugend, schreite voran ! Rauschen des Festes seid nun entronnen, Wonne des Herzens sei euch gewonnen ! Duftender Raum, zur Liebe geschmückt, nehm ' euch nun auf, dem Glanze entrückt. Treulich geführt ziehet nun ein, wo euch der Segen der Liebe bewahr ' ! Siegreicher Mut, Minne so rein eint euch in Treue zum seligsten Paar. Faithfully guided, draw near to where the blessing of love shall preserve you ! Triumphant courage, the reward of love, joins you in faith as the happiest of couples ! Champion of virtue, proceed ! Jewel of youth, proceed ! Flee now the splendour of the wedding feast, may the delights of the heart be yours ! This sweet - smelling room, decked for love, now takes you in, away from the splendour. Faithfully guided, draw now near to where the blessing of love shall preserve you ! Triumphant courage, love so pure, joins you in faith as the happiest of couples ! Eight women then sing a blessing to a separate melody. Wie Gott euch selig weihte, zu Freude weihn euch wir. In Liebesglücks Geleite denkt lang ' der Stunde hier ! The chorus then repeats the first section, gradually proceeding offstage. Religious attitudes `` Here Comes the Bride '' On organ ( Kevin MacLeod ) Problems playing this file ? See media help. Many pastors of the Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod oppose the `` Bridal Chorus '' because of both pre-First World War Lutheran opposition to the theater and the pagan elements of Wagner 's operas. The Roman Catholic Church generally does not use the `` Bridal Chorus '' ; one diocese 's guidelines regarding the chorus states that the chorus is a secular piece of music, that it is not a processional to the altar in the opera, and especially that its frequent use in film and television associate it with sentimentality rather than worship. The song is also not used in Eastern Orthodox weddings. It is also not used in Jewish weddings due to Wagner 's antisemitism and his popularity with the Nazis. References Jump up ^ Pleck, Elizabeth Hafkin ( 2000 ). Celebrating the Family : Ethnicity, Consumer Culture, and Family Rituals. Harvard University Press. p. 212. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 31. Jump up ^ The Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod. `` Wedding March ''. The Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved November 18, 2007. Jump up ^ Diocese of San Diego Office of Liturgy and Spirituality ( 2000 ). `` Guidelines for Wedding Music '' ( PDF ). Diocese of San Diego. Archived from the original (. pdf ) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2007. 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Question: who wrote the music to here comes the bride
Answer: German composer Richard Wagner