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A song for a lockdown funeral: the Midday Ave by Singers for Funerals

20/5/2020

 
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Funerals have changed beyond recognition since lockdown began. From large gatherings to celebrate a life with music and words, they have shrunk to just 10 or so close family members, sitting apart and unable to console each other. Some families can’t even attend in person, instead watching via a web video link as they sit in isolation at home.

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All together now: leading the hymns at a funeral service

13/3/2020

 
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Around 90% of funerals we sing at include hymns, whether the funeral is held in a church or a crematorium. Hymns are a source of great comfort for many attending, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they wish to sing themselves. Often, we can see a church full of mourners and there are about ten people actually singing the hymns.

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Our Top 10 Funeral Hymns

19/6/2019

 
funeral hymn books our top funeral hymns for 2018
Funeral hymns play a large part in many religious funeral services. They have become part of our culture and many seem almost second nature to us. You may wonder how you know the hymn even if you're not a church goer! 

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Funeral Music Chart for 2018

18/1/2019

 
Chart for funeral songs
We’ve totted up the numbers for 2018 and there were a few new entries into out chart list.

The composers or our chart toppers this year are separated by over 240 years. Goes to show if you get the tune right it will quickly become and remain a favourite for many and these men have that magic that makes a good tune!

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What music do you choose for a funeral

4/10/2018

 
woman and music notes - choosing funeral music
Music at a funeral service is often one of the first things to be discussed, as music has a great effect on people’s emotions.

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The top Catholic funeral hymns and funeral songs

7/8/2018

 
icon of Mary and Jesus - Catholic hymns and songs
Looking through our records of music sung at funerals brought to light some interesting insights into the most popular Catholic funeral songs and hymns.

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Who is a funeral for?

9/5/2017

 
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Who exactly is a funeral for? This may seem an obvious question, but the answer isn't quite so straightforward. We believe a funeral service should celebrate a life well lived, offering the family and those who attend the chance to remember, to reflect as well as say goodbye. Therefore, the choice of music, readings and tributes should reflect their choices.

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Jerusalem - learn more about this favourite British hymn

3/1/2017

 
Ancient English land - Jerusalem a funeral hymn
One of our favourite funeral hymns is 'And did those feet in ancient times', otherwise known as 'Jerusalem'.

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Funeral Hymns: How many verses are too many?

15/6/2016

 
hymn verses for funeral hymns
The choice of hymns for a funeral service are very personal to each family. There are long discussions about who likes which hymns and what ones were particular favourites of their loved one. However after much discussion it gets sorted, phew! Job done. Actually, not quite.

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Top 5 Roman Catholic hymns for a funeral

13/1/2016

 
Catholic tabernacle. And Top funeral hymns
When choosing hymns for a funeral service it's often difficult to know where to start, as there are so many hymns to choose from. We've sung at many Catholic funeral masses and funeral services, so here's some help for choosing funeral hymns.

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Top 5 Anglican hymns for a funeral

23/9/2015

 
4 stars - Top Anglican funeral hymns
Where do you start when choosing hymns for a funeral service? There are so many hymns to choose from. Having sung at many Anglican funerals we've first hand experience of the various choices people have. Often it's a close run thing with the popularity of hymns as we all have our favourites.

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Hymns new and You Tube

13/1/2015

 
Irish dancers. Lord of the dance a popular funeral hymn
There appears to be a plethora of new hymns arriving each year. Every church we sing in has another new 'favourite' that we at Singers for Funerals need to learn, and I am truly amazed at this fact.

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Hymn words: the curse of copy and paste

22/10/2014

 
Hymn book. Copy words for funeral hymns
Here at Singers for Funerals, we love the trend towards personalised order of service booklets, complete with family pictures and poems. However, we have also noticed a problem with hymns words differing from what is printed in most hymns books, and sometimes complete rearrangements of verses, to the point where even the organist gets confused!

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Top 25 Hummable Catholic hymns

10/6/2014

 
Catholic priest and host. Catholic hymns to sing
We've sung at a many Catholic funeral masses recently, and the choice of hymns has set us thinking.

There are so many different hymns in the hymn books(the Laudate has over 900 listed). Most churches have a repertoire of favourite hymns that suit the priest, congregation and musicians but sometimes these are not the most popular or well known.

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"It's all too high!" Is it?

10/4/2014

 
Church congregation singing hymns
Kevin Mayhew of Kevin Mayhew Publishing has started a debate on Hymn singing and the keys they are sung in. He says that many people say ‘We can’t sing up there’, and states that research shows the human singing voice has dropped over the last century.

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The UK's top hymns 2013

27/10/2013

 
music on piano keys. Top funeral hymns 2013
What's the nation's most popular hymn? Viewers of BBC TV's Songs of Praise chose their favourite from a list of 100 traditional and modern hymns during spring 2013.

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Funeral hymns: too much choice?

17/8/2012

 
Funeral Hymn books for funeral hymns
​Choosing hymns for a funeral can be quite tricky if you don't attend church regularly, and according to statistics from the Church of England, that includes most of us these days.

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Funeral Music: is the Hymn Dying Out?

20/3/2011

 
Hymn book
​In their recent report, the Cooperative Funeralcare reported that:

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Funeral hymns accompaniments

21/2/2010

 
Organist at organ
​Funeral hymns really do sound best played on a real organ - but what if the church or crematorium doesn't have an organ, or indeed an organist? Singers for Funerals have an extensive library of recorded hymns accompaniments for funerals for just such a situation, thanks to the excellent recordings by John Keys available from the Hymns CDs website.

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How to confuse your funeral singer!

17/12/2009

 
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We've all been there, opened the 'word only' hymnbook to a hymn we think we know, and then the organ starts playing a tune we've never heard before!

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