[Magdalen] Clergy choice of funeral hymns

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

At the Cathedral in Dublin, I was intrigued by a memorial plaque for a
priest. It had clearly the opening tune of Parry's "O Praise ye the Lord,"
the delightful hymn that ends each verse with a rousing "Happy birthday to
you!" Still a wonderful hymn.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 10:18 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> That was sung at my mom's funeral. We chose the other words, "Be Thou My
> Vision", for Adam's as they seemed to fit better for him.
>
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 9:57 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > my two favorites are : "I sing a song of the saints of God" (first line,
> I
> > guess)
> >
> > and the following which has two sets of lyrics set to the same melody but
> > this lyric version is my favorite: 'Lord of All Hopefulness'
> >
> >
> > Lord Of All Hopefulness
> >
> > Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
> > Whose trust, ever childlike, no cares could destroy,
> > Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
> > Your bliss in our hearts, Lord,
> > At the break of the day.
> >
> > Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
> > Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,
> > Be there at our labours and give us, we pray,
> > Your strength in our hearts, Lord,
> > At the noon of the day.
> >
> > Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
> > Your hands swift to welcome, Your arms to embrace.
> > Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray,
> > Your love in our hearts, Lord,
> > At the eve of the day.
> >
> > Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
> > Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,
> > Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
> > Your peace in our hearts, Lord,
> > At the end of the day.
> >
> >
> > Lynn
> >
> > website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> >
> > When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
> not
> > a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
> me."
> > attributed to Erma Bombeck
> > "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> > by Richard Rohr
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Ginga Wilder" <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 6:25 PM
> > To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Clergy choice of funeral hymns
> >
> >
> > #390, Hymnal 1982 - Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of
> creation
> >>
> >> Ginga
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 5:47 PM, Ian Gomersall <ian.gomersall at gmail.com
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Friends
> >>>
> >>> We asked a few clergy for their suggestions / choice of hymns for a
> >>> funeral
> >>>
> >>> We received an interesting range of replies. Have a look at:
> >>> https://stchrysostoms.wordpress.com/2016/11/10/
> >>> clergy-choose-funeral-hymns/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Have you a particular choice?
> >>>
> >>> ian
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *Ian Gomersall*
> >>>
> >>> PS We have listed a variety of Anglican / Anglo Catholic books on eBay
> >>> for
> >>> parish charities. We'd be so grateful if you went and had a look - and
> >>> bid
> >>> too :) See: http://tinyurl.com/ebaybooksatStCs
> >>>
> >>>
>