Priest reduces bride to tears at wedding

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

Father Ray Kelly again took the mic at the end of Chris and Leah O’Kane’s wedding. But instead of closing the ceremony as planned, he unleashed a big surprise for the couple.

Father Kelly launches into a rewritten version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,”

He has customised it just for the new married couple.

And this priest has pipes, belting out the melody with ease and even raising the key a whole step. Watch the video

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