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What are your favorite choir songs for funeral services?

From the lens Best gospel choir songs for funerals.

  • mihgasper Mar 8, 2012 @ 4:26 pm | delete
    We are loosing tradition of having choirs at funerals, nowadays it is common just a farewell song on the trumpet... Beautiful lens...
  • flipflopju Feb 6, 2012 @ 2:44 pm | delete
    Wow, I've never really thought about some of these but they are beautiful.
  • CanInsure Nov 27, 2011 @ 9:07 pm | delete
    How great thou art has always been a favorite of mine. Nice lens
  • LiteraryMind Aug 24, 2011 @ 8:47 pm | delete
    I like "How Great Thou Art". I find it moving
  • pawpaw911 Jul 20, 2011 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    When my father died, we celebrated his life, as it should be. Nice lens.
  • ellagis Jun 22, 2011 @ 5:15 pm | delete
    I'm really interested in this way of celebrating funerals. I grew up as a catholic, where funerals are seen in such a "heavy" way... while I think there can be so much emotion in a gospel song! I think you can say more singing than speaking, and I like gospel songs.
    Thank you for your lens, I also apprecciated your "technical" suggestions about difficulty of playing and singing!
  • debnet Mar 24, 2011 @ 1:36 pm | delete
    This is something I've thought about a lot recently for my own service, when it eventually happens. lensrolled to 'Brain Tumor'
  • Demaw Dec 7, 2010 @ 5:46 am | delete
    When I leave here hopefully they will sing " Well Done".
  • Sylvestermouse Nov 14, 2010 @ 5:57 am | delete
    These are great selections! Funerals are the hardest services for me. I have always mentally recognized they are a homecoming celebration, but I still have a difficult time dealing with the separation. Usually I have to record the music in advance. It is just too difficult for me to sing at the actual services.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 2, 2010 @ 8:58 pm | delete
    I love I'll Fly Away, especially!
  • Marian Alexander Oct 5, 2010 @ 8:59 am | delete
    HI Joan! My favorite is, "Soon As I Get Home". I think that's the title.
  • Sis Jen Aug 5, 2010 @ 9:50 pm | delete
    Our church choir recently ministered at a funeral service. Since it was the first funeral I could remember, I expected all slow songs. The congregation was more focused on rejoicing that their loved one would suffer no more in this life, but rather present with the Lord. In other words they were "crunk" lol. We ended up singing "Worship the King" by Byron Cage, "Battlefield" by Norman Hutchins, and "Back to Eden" by Donald Lawrence. It was a high time in the Lord and the family was very appreciative.
  • GrowWear Jul 13, 2010 @ 6:00 pm | delete
    I have heard In The Garden sung at funerals. It is such a beautiful song.

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JoanTheChoirLady

I've been singing in, playing for, writing for, and directing gospel choirs all my life. I live in Los Angeles. more »

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