Funeral Songs

Funeral songs can be a very important part of a funeral or memorial service. Selecting the right funeral songs can help comfort grieving family members and friends, Music can help mourners express emotions during this difficult time. Funeral music can come from a wide variety of genres, including religious, classical, jazz, pop, soul, country and rock and roll. You can choose songs from the deceased favorite artists, or you can choose songs based on their lyrics or the memories that they invoke about your loved one.
Music can be used beforehand while guests are finding their seats, throughout the service and at the end of the ceremony. Song lyrics can be printed in funeral programs and memorial service bulletins, so guests can sing along.
The Internet has many websites and resources that list good songs for funerals, and well as sites that will allow you to listen to the songs, and purchase them. Finding the perfect music for your funeral or memorials services can help you create a very personal and memorable funeral or memorial experience.

Funeral Programs

Funeral programs (sometime referred to as a memorial service bulletin or memorial program) are a printed documents (or booklets) that are given out at a funeral or memorial service. A funeral program helps the guests follow the funeral service, and serves as a keepsake to remember the deceased. Funeral Program Templates are used to help make creating a funeral program much faster and easier. Elegant Memorials sells professionally-formatted, quality funeral program templates for a very low price. These templates can be downloaded immediately and come in a variety of themes, colors styles and layouts. The website also has an extensive funeral resources section that has many tips and articles to help you plan your funeral or memorial service.

Parts of Funeral Program…

The Cover

* Full name of deceased -- Photos of Deceased
* A descriptive title of the Funeral Program such as “In Loving Memory” or “Homegoing Celebration”
* Location; Date; Time; Name of Service Leader
* Birth Date and Death Date

Order of Service
The Order of Service serves as a guide to the funeral service. Funerals or Memorials can follow any format, and can be tailored to fit your loved ones wishes, however, if you are planning a traditional service, particularly if the service is in a church, you should get guidance about the service from the pastor of other church officials.

Obituary
The obituary is a notice or announcement, of a person’s death, to include an account of their life. Obituaries are an important part of the funeral program and are the last words written about the deceased’s life. For more information, see "How to Write An Obituary".

Funeral Poems / Funeral Scriptures/Quotes / Funeral Readings
Poems are used in funeral programs to bring comfort to the grieving, or to help celebrate the life of the deceased.

Eulogies/Tributes
Eulogies, tributes and funeral poems can be included to help personalize the program.