A funeral is naturally associated with grief, totally focused on the finality of the loss of a loved one or friend. This overwhelming emotion often has a tendency to overshadow who the decedent actually was and the positive impact that individual made on the lives of those attending the ceremony, a community, a work place, a church, or even the world as a whole! The role of the Celebrant is designed to change all that! A Celebrant's goal is to creatively highlight those life impacts through loving, meaningful words, songs, and even dynamic visual displays–to turn tears of grief into tears of joy! Nothing can set the stage for such a celebrative atmosphere more than a poem applicable to or personally descriptive of the one we have lost. Reverend Phipps wrote Poems for the Funeral Celebrant to give you, the Celebrant, or any who may face the challenge of leading a funeral/memorial service, a guide and resource from which to help families through this difficult time in their lives.
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Richard A. Phipps. Poems for the Funeral Celebrant
Poems for the Funeral Celebrant
Table of Contents
Foreward
Meeting with the Family
Poems for the. Funeral Celebrant
A Portrait of Mel
With All Her Heart
A Road Trip of Life
Her Hands
Sitting Along the Coast in Yachats, Oregon
I Wish I Could Dance
Numbers
Let Me Talk about a Fella
His Garden, His Passion
His Garden, His Passion
With Her Eyes
I Tried My Best
They Call Me the Mule
A Man of Generosity
Tenderly, Lovingly
I Am Switzerland
A Recipe of Grace
Doors of Honor
Could It Possibly Be?
A Casablanca Romance
The Loves of My Life
A Recipe from Above
A Man of Honor
Our Promise
Through Eyes That Loved the Color Blue
I Was Only Twenty Nine!
My Spirit Needed to Fly
The Ultimate Fixer Upper
The Star Witness
Nana’s Cookies
The Most Important
A Good Ol’ Country Boy
The Life of a Cowgirl
My Blood
Stand Up Straight!
A Tribute to Shorty
It Was Always . . . Always About You
God Loves You, and So Do I
Brother, Where Art Thou
Now Fly Away!
Beyond the Ultimate Zenith
I Only Dreamed of You
The Navy Cook
While On Deck at Sea
Thy People Are My People
This Maiden
End It with “At Night”
New York Grace
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Turning Tears of Grief Into Tears of Joy
Richard a. Phipps
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On another occasion, the deceased loved the movie O Brother Where Art Thou. This, by the way, set the theme for the entire service. My wife, dressed in a long white dress and singing acapella, came down the center aisle to begin the service with the song Down to the River to Pray. At the end of the service, everyone immediately went to her, raving over what she had done!
Of course, rarely do we have the advantage of impersonators. Don’t let that stop you! Always be on the ready to think outside the box when it comes to music.
