What are good songs for a funeral for a great person???????

Question

My mom and us are in charge of my unces funeral we have some songs picked out like
Go Rest High
Rock of Ages
what are some others i know when it comes shortly he has cancer it will be hard i just want to be able to burn them onto a cd

hes my uncle and i love him he has no kids or wife

we havent lost him yet but we are going to soon the doctors say he is and he loojs really bad and stuff but he left me and mom in charge

he looks really bad and the docs said he doesnt have long maybe 2 months at max left

Answer 1

Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton
Amor Eterno by Rocio Durcal

Answer 2

Most everyone commonly has Amazing Grace played but One I have heard at a couple of funerals and thought was beautiful is No Place That Far.



SARA EVANS LYRICS

"No Place That Far"

I can't imagine, any greater fear
Then waking up, without you here,
And though the sun, would still shine on,
My whole world, would all be gone,
But not for long,

If I had to run, if I had to crawl
If I had to swim a hundred rivers, just to climb a thousand walls,
Always know that I would find a way, to get to where you are,
There's no place that far

It wouldn't matter why we're apart,
Lonely minds or two stubborn hearts
Nothing short of God above
Could turn me away from your love
I need you that much

If I had to run, if I had to crawl
If I had to swim a hundred rivers, just to climb a thousand walls,
Always know that I would find a way, to get to where you are,
There's no place that far

If I had to run, if I had to crawl
If I had to swim a hundred rivers, just to climb a thousand walls,
Always know that I would find a way, to get to where you are,
There's no place that far

Baby there's no place that far

Answer 3

Say Goodnight by Beth Nielson Chapman

Say goodnight not good-bye
You will never leave my heart behind
Like the path of a star
I'll be anywhere you are

In the spark that lies beneath the coals
In the secret place inside your soul
Keep my light in your eyes
Say goodnight not good-bye

Don't you fear when you dream
Waking up is never what it seems
Like a jewel buried deep
Like a promise meant to keep

You are everything you want to be
So just let your heart reach out to me
I'll be right by your side
Say goodnight not good-bye

You are everything you want to be
So just let your heart reach out to me
Keep my light in your eyes
Say goodnight not good-bye

The Color of Roses by Beth Nielson Chapman

I held you close to me
Once in a distant dream
Far from the shores of my fear
I sailed on this ocean
Where all I imagined could happen
And now you are here

It's so hard to touch what is out of our hands
To know and to trust what the heart understands

Chorus:
Only the ones who believe
Ever see what they dream
Ever dream what comes true

Life gives us magic
And life brings us tragedy
Everyone suffers some loss
Still we have faith in it
Childlike hope
There's a reason that outweighs the cost

And gravity throws all these rules in our way
And sometimes the spirit refuses to play

Chorus

Oh Love
Turn me around in your arms
And in this dream we share
Let us not miss one kiss

And add my regrets to the tears in the rain
That's what the color of roses contain

Chorus

Answer 4

I'm very sorry for your loss.


For my grandmother we used "I will always love you" by Dolly Parton. She really loved that song. If he had a favorite song then use that, even if it's an upbeat song that has nothing to do with him being gone. Most people want others to have a "celebration of life" rather then a funeral

Answer 5

Evanescene plays some really beautiful songs such as My Immortal, Hello, Lithium. But really it depends on the type of person he is. If hes a joyful and smiling how about sometime that will make people smile. The songs you pick can really affect the mood, so make sure they are perfect.
Below are the My Immortal song words with I think are pretty powerful.

I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me

You used to captivate me
By your resonating life
Now I'm bound by the life you've left behind
Your face it haunts
My once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away
All the sanity in me

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me

Answer 6

God be with you till we meet again, God will take care of you, this is what heaven means to me done by vestal Goodman,
I copied the lyrics for you , hope you enjoy it, as sad as it is we are all looking forward to be with the lord.
A country where no twilight shadows deepen,
Unending day where night shall never be.
A city where no storm clouds ever gather,
Now this is just what Heaven means to me.
CHORUS:

What will it be when we get over yonder
And join the throng upon the glassy sea?
To greet our loved ones and crown Christ forever,
Oh, this is just what Heaven means to me.

2. And when at last we see the face of Jesus,
Before whose image other loves all flee.
And when they crown him Lord of all I'll be there,
Now this is just what Heaven means to me.

CHORUS:

3. A place where there is no misunderstanding,
And from all enmity and strife we're free.
No unkind words to wrong the heart are spoken,
Now this is just what Heaven means to me..

Answer 7

Drops Of Jupiter by Train
look for something with lyrics that really capture your uncle. I think there are songs that speak to us all and if he had a favourite artist or song then absolutely play that. I didn't want every song to be churchy and sad at my funeral. I want them to reflect me.

Answer 8

Funeral for a Friend - Elton John

Answer 9

On Eagles Wings

Answer 10

Funeral for a Friend - Elton John