A Selection of Classic Rock Funeral Songs Classic rock funeral songs? Well…these classic rock songs are not actually funeral songs, however they are entirely suitable for a Celebration of Life. Stairway to Heaven by Led Zepplin You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker Time by Pink Floyd The Show Must Go On by Queen
Do you want to know the secret when it comes to funeral music? As people arrive for the service and are seated, rather than somber organ music of the same old tired hymns, why not be more creative with your funeral music selections? We has searched high and low to find the perfect selections to […]
Funeral Music Ideas Your music selection is one of the most important items in your funeral or memorial service planning. The music is what people will remember more than anything else. Music is incredibly healing. It has an amazing power to communicate our feelings. Choosing the music is twofold. Select songs that were important to […]
Child’s Funeral Songs Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life, and every fragment of a song holds a mirror to a past moment for someone. The right song for the funeral or memorial service of a child helps us to see life through a child’s eyes – the unprejudiced way a […]
Words: Unknown author. Music: Closer Walk, traditional folk song. I am weak, but Thou art strong; Jesus, keep me from all wrong; I’ll be satisfied as long As I walk, let me walk close to Thee. Refrain Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it, Jesus, is my plea, Daily walking close to Thee, Let it be, […]
Words: Augustus M. Toplady, 1776. Music: Toplady, Thomas Hastings, 1830. Alternate tunes: Cuyler, J. Hyatt Brewer (1851-1931) Redhead, Richard Redhead, 1853 Sir William Henry Wills, in a letter to Dean Lefroy, published in the [London] Times in June, 1898, says ‘Toplady was one day overtaken by a thunderstorm in Burrington Coombe, on the edge of my property, Blagdon, a rocky glen running up […]
Words: Henry Vaughan, Silex Scintillans, or Sacred Poems, 1650. Music: Vulpius, Melchior Vulpius, Ein Schön Geistlich Gesangbuch (Jena, Germany: 1609). My soul, there is a country, Afar beyond the stars, Where stands a wingèd sentry, All skillful in the wars. There, above noise and danger, Sweet Peace sits crowned with smiles, And One born in a manger Commands the beauteous files. […]
Words: John Newton, Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779). Music: St. Peter (Reinagle), Alexander R. Reinagle, Psalm Tunes for the Voice and Pianoforte (Oxford, England: 1836). Alternate tunes: Heber, George Kingsley, 1838 Ortonville, Thomas Hastings, 1837 How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds In a believer’s ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. It makes the wounded spirit […]
Words: William Cowper, in Twenty-six Letters on Religious Subjects, by John Newton, 1774. It is reportedly the last hymn Cowper ever wrote, with a fascinating (though unsubstantiated) story behind it. Cowper often struggled with depression and doubt. One night he decided to commit suicide by drowning himself. He called a cab and told the driver to take […]
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