Songs for a funeral

[Douglas Anderson]

I have a friend whose brother is dying from cancer and isn't expected to live much longer. My friend is a guitar player and wants to play acoustic guitar and sing a song for his brother at the funeral.  He's asked me for suggestions.  I've come up with a few, but I thought I would ask here for others.

Douglas
rx...@usa.net

Phil 4:13

[Bob Marshall]

Vince Gill’s “Go Rest High On That Mountain” is always a good one. And I’ve always liked Jim Cowan’s “When It’s All Been Said And Done”.

 

Bob Marshall

Cool, CA

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[Gerald Montagna]

You can't beat "Be not afraid", "On Eagle's Wings" and "And I will raise them up".  Best songs the Catholics ever wrote. 

[Steve Hanson]

“Homesick” and “I Can Only Imagine” by MercyMe.  I often pair them together.

[Bob Marshall]

You might consider Chris Tomlin’s song “I Will Rise”. Not a direct hit, but it might work. Here’s a video I made for the song:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZO7mF0p88U

 

Bob Marshall

Cool, CA

 

From: Douglas Anderson

Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 9:41 AM

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Subject: Songs for a funeral

[Charity Dell]

Here are some easy Black spirituals that will work:

Give Me Jesus
Going Home
I Want to Be Ready
Rock-a My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Swing Down Sweet Chariot (stop and let me ride)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
There Is a Balm in Gilead

And my favorite Catholic charismatic favorite from the seventies:

I Am the Resurrection and the Life

You can also have congregational participation on any of these--
most folks appreciate the opportunity to sing along and get
involved, and I can tell you from experience that an uplifting
song at a funeral/homegoing celebration really helps the mourners
focus on Heaven as "home", even in the midst of sorrow.

Charity Dell
Celesti...@gmail.com

[Keith Mahay]

I have always held that funerals are really for the living.  As for me, at my funeral i would hope that this would be played:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4zwMKkLSYhQ#!

Your Faithfulness, by Brian Doerksen.

Proverbs 14:4
Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox