Funeral Hymns - Goodbye My Friend
Funeral Hymns are maybe the more traditional form of singing when in church, however music or songs can also be an integral part of the service and much depends on the person being celebrated.
Certain music and song selections bring the deceased vividly back to the minds of people involved and the choice of songs for a funeral can add a loving personal touch to the service.
The funeral hymns, music or songs that you choose are also vital if you want to create a particular mood. Be it solemn,emotive, humorous or a combination of many emotions.
When selecting funeral hymns, song or a collection of songs the person needs to keep the rest of your family happy with the choices made. At the same time they will also have to select hymns and songs that will reflect on the life or the memory of the person who has passed away. This is why traditional music songs are becoming far more popular as funeral songs.
There are a many cases where the surviving family is taking a popular rock or country song and using it as a funeral song. This is often done when the lyrics speak similarities to the life that the deceased previously led.
With that in mind, finding a collection that matches the needs to truly reflect the person can become not only difficult but very emotive. It is a good thing that choice is now so much more acceptable and the funeral hymn is not the only format to be relied upon.
Funeral Hymns - What A Song Can Do
The lyrics of a song may actually summarize how we're feeling better than we are able to say it ourselves.When we are dealing with overwhelming grief, music has the ability to soothe and comfort us.
Very often a hymn,song or songs that was special to the person that has passed away are a very good choice and what better way to let them go.
I have include in the small selection of videos a few that are very personal to me and have a depth of meaning. One being the classic rock song 'A Stairway To Heaven' which is like opening a diary and takes me back to moods, smells and people I knew.
We all have songs, hymns and music very highly personalised that needs to be tapped into when we go or noted before.
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These are all lovely songs. that can celebrate whilst retaining the sense of loss.
Songs Are So Personal, Here Is A Small Selection.
A Small List Of The Most Popular Hymns and Songs
1 Amazing Grace
2 Ave Maria
3 Jerusalem
4 Holy Holy Holy
5 Battle Hymn Of The Republic
6 How Great Thou Art
7 Be Thou My Vision
8 Rock Of Ages
9 Joyful Joyful
10 It Is Well With My Soul
TOP 10 SONGS USED AT FUNERALS
1. Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt
2. Angels - Robbie Williams
3. I've Had the Time of My Life - Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley
4. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
5. Pie Jesu - Requiem
6. Candle in the Wind - Elton John
7. With or Without You - U2
8. Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
9. Every Breath You Take - The Police
10. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
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