Why it's a good choice: One of the most sung hymns at funerals, this is really a prayer to God to stay with him in death as He did with us in life. Henry Francis Lyte, Vicar of Brixham in Devon ...

The Queen also chose Love Divine, All Loves Excelling for her funeral. This hymn was written by leader of the Methodist movement Charles Wesley in 1747 and it describes Christian perfection.

Vested ministers sat patiently while a hymn to atheistic humanism ... Why would ANY Christian have that sung at their funeral? Imagining there is no heaven and no Christianity at a Christian ...

The service will pay tribute to her "remarkable reign and lifetime of service." LONDON -- After 10 days of national mourning across the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II will finally be honored ...

The hymns that the Queen chose for her funeral are “The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is Ended”, which is typically performed at Evensong, “The Lord’s My Shepherd” and “Love Divine ...

The choir at the Queen's funeral will sing a number of touching hymns which will remind the ... was "inspired by Her Majesty’s unwavering Christian faith". Following the Sermon, the choir ...

So what DO I want sung at my funeral? Only two hymns come to mind off the top of my head. "For All The Saints" is not one of them, for no other reason than it would be undignified in the extreme ...

The church had been virtually empty since a funeral for the church ... formerly of the Christian band Caedmon’s Call. Anchor Hymns brought together a community of musicians that was still ...

The five Sentences, which are lines of scripture set to music, have been used at every State Funeral since the early part of the 18th century. Among the chosen hymns were “The Lord’s my ...