{"id":472,"date":"2026-10-18T20:22:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T20:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakesidecofc.com\/?p=472"},"modified":"2026-10-18T20:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T20:22:44","slug":"what-songs-do-you-want-at-your-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakesidecofc.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/18\/what-songs-do-you-want-at-your-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"What Songs do you Want at your Funeral?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ve heard some bizarre songs at funerals; have you? According to a European news agency, a British funeral company polled more than 30,000 funerals. The results showed that pop songs (as opposed to hymns and classical pieces) now account for more than half of the music selected for funerals.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Among the frequently played songs are AC\/DC\u2019s \u201cHighway to Hell\u201d (how tacky!) and Queen\u2019s \u201cAnother one Bites the Dust\u201d (how crude)! However, the most popular song played at funerals in Britain is Frank Sinatra\u2019s \u201cMy Way.\u201d It glorifies that self-willed, independent streak in all of us.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As much as it might flatter our ego to declare along with Sinatra, \u201cI did it my way,\u201d we would do well to hear the word of the Lord as spoken through His inspired servants. Jeremiah said, \u201cO Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps\u201d (Jeremiah10:23). Perhaps the prophet was familiar with the wise sayings of King Solomon: \u201cThe way of a fool is right in his own eyes\u201d (Proverbs 12:15<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus Himself said, \u201cBlessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth\u201d (Matthew 5:5). Meekness is the very opposite of self will. The meek person is not a spineless weakling, but an individual who has willingly subjected his strength to God. Such a person echoes the prayer of the Savior: \u201cNot My will, but Yours be done\u201d (Luke 22:42).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Instead of proclaiming, \u201cI did it my way,\u201d let us so live than when it is our time to quit the walks of men, our song of triumph might be, \u201cI did it God\u2019s way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

–Joe Slater<\/span><\/p>\n

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