SECULAR:
George Gershwin: Our love is here to stay
Ron Grainer: I Know Now (from ROBERT AND ELIZABETH)
Leonard Bernstein: One hand, one heart (from WEST SIDE STORY)
Shania Twain: From this moment on
Cole Porter: True Love
Wright/Forrest: This is my beloved (from KISMET)
Webster/Livingston: The Twelfth of Never
Thomas Moore/traditional: Believe me if al thy endearing young charms
Robert Burns/trad.: My luve is like a red, red rose
The Beatles: In my life
Given your friend thinks "Bist du bei mir" is too hard, I'm hesitant to suggest anything classical as everything I can think of would be even more demanding technically than that very straightforward Bach piece. That said, if your friend merely has a "block" about that particular Bach piece, and is willing to consider other classical suggestions (that are, in fact, at least as "hard"), he might consider:
Vaughan Wiiliams: The Call (from FIVE MYSTICAL SONGS)
Albert Mallotte: The Lord's Prayer
Or he might consider singing, as a solo, an appropriate hymn. Some that I like are:
Joseph Barnby: Perfect Love John Berridge: Since Jesus freely did appear Henry Baker/Henry Gauntlett: How welcome was the call Edmund Spenser/Henry Lawes: Most glorious Lord of life Peterson: May the grace of Christ our Saviour Hyde Beadon/"Carlisle": All praise to You, O Lord Mandell Creighton/"Melcombe, Kent": O Thou who gavest power to love John Ellerton/"Aurelia, Dank sei Gott in der Hoehe": O Father, all creating John Newton: May the grace of Christ our Savior Carl Johann Philipp Spitta: O happy home Edward Welch/"St Alphege": We lift our hearts, O Father
And, of course, there's the old chestnut (which I think is quite lovely):
Noel Paul Stookey: The Wedding Song (There is Love)
Karen Mercedes ............................ NEIL SHICOFF pages http://www.radix.net/~dalila/shicoff/shicoff.html
My Own Website http://www.radix.net/~dalila/index.html
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + To hell with life as snug as hand in glove. + + - Ho Xuan Huong + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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