'The Message'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Maybe "I'll Fly Away"? (I've already instructed Hec that if he outlives me, he must make sure that the Alison Krauss/Gillian Welch version from O Brother, Where Art Thou? must be played at my funeral.)
I also kind of like "All People That On Earth Do Dwell", which has the same tune as "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow" but prettier words.
And Greg Brown's "Night" and "On Another's Sorrow," from his version of William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience are achingly beautiful.
Abide With Me? The choir sang Let It Be at my niece's funeral and it was beautiful and perfect.
Amazing Grace is on the list already.
I really like "How Lovely Are the Messengers" and kind of hope I can convince my mother to let it be played as an instrumental.
Did I mention I'm singing?
My mother wants "In the Garden" and "There is a Balm in Gilead." She has informed me sternly that if "Nearer My God to Thee" is played, she will haunt me.
I want my friends to get drunk and sing "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."
We are short two hymns and/or songs for my grandfather's funeral and no one can decide what to use.
At my mom's memorial, we used "Ah, leave me not to pine" from The Pirates of Penzance. And something from Bach that I'm not remembering right now.
It's not specifically funereal, but I've always thought Pat Benatar's "One Love" had an uplifting message and would sound beautiful sung as a choral number.
My sister played Ashokan Farewell at my mom's.
I want my friends to get drunk and sing "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."
I like that idea.
Warning - possible lethal levels of cuteness....
Panda cubs! Baby aardvark! Clouded leopard cub!
Hymn of Promise is standard for us.
tommy, did you submit that to the tumblr?