Music has always been a driving force in my life. Besides spending my summers singing camp songs around the bonfire, some of my most vivid childhood memories are of cleaning the house to a soundtrack of “Golden Oldies” or singing along to old country songs on the radio on long car trips.
So it came as no surprise to me that, following the stillbirth of my first child, one of the most natural outlets for my grief turned out to be music. Whether you need a little comfort of your own or want to pass this list on to any of your families that are suffering, I hope you find the following list of great songs for grieving to be helpful — wherever you are on the journey of loss.
“Dance with My Father” — Luther Vandross
“Don’t Take the Girl” — Tim McGraw
“How Can I Help You Say Goodbye” — Patty Loveless
“I Will Remember You” — Sarah McLachlan
“Hallelujah” — Rufus Wainwright
“Nobody Knows” — Tony Rich Project
“One Sweet Day” — Mariah Carey & Boys II Men
“Tears in Heaven” — Eric Clapton
“Not as We” — Alanis Morissette
“Fire and Rain” — James Taylor
“In Loving Memory” — Alter Bridge
“Beam Me Up” — Pink
“Lullabye” — Billy Joel
“Stars” — Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
“I’ll Be Missing You” — Faith Evans & Puff Daddy
“Gone Too Soon” — Daughtry
“Small Bump” — Ed Sheeran
“Holes in the Floor of Heaven” — Steve Wariner
“Into the Fire” — Bruce Springsteen
“When I Get Where I’m Going” — Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton
This article was written by Sarah Rickerd, a former employee of Frazer Consultants.
Are there any songs that have been particularly meaningful to you that you’d like to see added to this list? Leave a note with your recommendation in the comments below!
http://youtu.be/i5GdxdMstJw
Great addition to the list!
Very touching. I will use these in the future.
Thanks – so glad you found them helpful!
It seems like we played Vince Gill’s “Go Rest High On That Mountai” at almost every other funeral in the mid 1990’s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jXrmAKBBTU&feature=kp
Great recommendation – haven’t heard that song in ages!
You missed one: “Being boring” by the Pet Shop Boys. It was written by lead singer Neil Tennant about the death of one his close friends from AIDS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY-WtRNIe9M&noredirect=1
Thanks – great suggestion!
You miss “Honestly” and “Lady” from Billy Joel
Great additions – thanks!
Go in peace, by sam baker. Lost my daughter at 39 weeks 4 months ago. This song is my prayer to her.
Goodbyes by 3 Doors Down, I Will Not Say Goodby, by Danny Gokey, Let it Hurt by Rascall Flatts, I Will See You Again by Faith Hill
“We Do Not Die” by Velvet Hammer. A Pagan song (remember, not all families are Christian), good to have a wider variety of songs.
https://youtu.be/xY0xORYkgJY
On My Way Home by Enya.
Sleep Well
Lucy Kaplansky
http://youtu.be/vaeTuf0Gmp4
I’ve had grat help from The Mary Ellen Carter, by Stan Rogers. It is grief and hope.
Total – I don’t wanna smile
Amanda Perez – Angel
I’ll Be There by The Escape Club
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9mEYZxkDsM
https://youtu.be/HjespGPhoMw
The song. IT ISN’T EASY TO SAY GOODBYE by Kenny Chesney.
“Homesick” by Mercy Me
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zvhrPMJe8LE
In the living years by Mike and The Mechanics
Johnny Cash and June Carter: Far Side Banks of Jordan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATuT63s1RMs
forever young by rod stewart
you should be here by cole swindell
Who you’d be today by Kenny Chesney
Will I See You In Heaven by the Jayhawks
One more day by diamond Rio
Also..my old man by Zac Brown band. I cannot watch the video without crying. Priceless
Amazing Grace by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards