All the Way My Savior Leads Me by Chris Tomlin.10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) by Matt Redman.Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partiro) – Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli (Italian)Ĭontemporary Christian/Gospel Funeral Music Suggestions.It’s a Long Way to Tipperary (British/Irish).Wild Blue Yonder (To the Men Who Fly the US Air Force).Semper Paratus (Always Ready, US Coast Guard).Eternal Father, Strong to Save (The Navy Hymn).Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (Prayer of St.You can also experiment with transpositions to find a key suitable for you.Ĭlick the “ See other arrangements of this song” link below transpositions to find, preview, and listen to the different versions and arrangements.ĬLICK HERE for a printable PDF of this list. However, Musicnotes has many arrangements, covering every scoring, instrumentation/choral type as well as different versions for many titles (for example, modern takes on “ How Great Thou Art” and “ Will the Circle be Unbroken?,” or choral arrangements for “ Down to the River to Pray“). We’ve linked to the most traditional versions & popular scorings of each of the titles below. Just click the title to preview/listen to a downloadable sheet music arrangement for each piece. We’ve created a comprehensive list of Christian funeral hymns, military funeral music, contemporary Christian/gospel music appropriate for funerals/memorials and secular memorial songs to comfort and commemorate. Music plays an essential role in funeral services, memorial gatherings and celebrations of life. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.Music has the unique ability to speak to us when words fail, and that quality can comfort us at life’s most difficult moments. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. PRINE: (Singing) Well, I'm sorry, my son.Ĭopyright © 2022 NPR. PRINE: (Singing) And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered.įADEL: That was Angela Simms and her daughter, Dorri Smith, remembering husband and father Bruce Simms of LaGrange, Ga. But we let him do - you know, he loved his music, and that's what he did. His hearing was not all that great because of the chainsaw noises and whatever, so he listened to things at 15 decibels above what the rest of us could stand. And when he moved to Georgia, he did tree harvesting. He grew up in North Miami Beach, and he worked on the Three Mile Bridge down in the Keys and did construction. (SOUNDBITE OF JOHN PRINE SONG, "PARADISE") And, you know, he'd have that in the cassette deck, and that's what we'd be listening to. SMITH: I just have very vivid memories of riding in his old Galaxie 500 two-tone blue monster of a car. JOHN PRINE: (Singing) And, daddy, won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County, down by the Green River where paradise lay? We would listen to everything from Lou Rawls to Crash Test Dummies.ĭORRI SMITH: The song that really resonates for me that he loved is "Paradise" by John Prine. And when I went to his house, he has over 300 albums. SIMMS: We started dating in January of 1980. MARC BENNO: (Singing) Me and a friend of mine. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ME AND A FRIEND OF MINE") In fact, "Me And A Friend Of Mine" was my ringtone, and so I knew when he called because "Me And A Friend Of Mine" would come on the phone. And Marc Benno's "Me And A Friend Of Mine" was our song. She remembered him with her daughter, Dorri Smith.ĪNGELA SIMMS: Bruce and I were married for 41 years. Angela Simms lost her husband, Bruce, in February. NPR is remembering some of them by listening to the music they loved. More than 1 million people have died in the U.S.
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