Recessional Definition & Meaning
recessional
- adjective
- of or relating to receding
- noun
- the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
- a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw
"Recessional" in song lyrics
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"wedding recessional"
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"trumpet tune wedding music processional recessional"
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"jesu wedding processional recessional"
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