In 2022, The Uniting Church in Australia began yearly observance of "Older Persons Sunday". Read more here (and download the worship resource pack!).
Here are a few song suggestions that are particularly appropriate, and could be useful for other situations where you might want to sing about growing older and facing death. Of course, you should also have a chat to the older people in your congregation about songs they love - sing some favourites!
- Online Resource / MV083 / FFS41 Let my spirit always sing (Shirley Murray, New Zealand) Good words about getting old. May be sung to a number of different tunes. A song for those who are aged or infirm. A good song to play in nursing homes, or in congregations with a large proportion of elderly who are wrestling with what it means to live in a body that doesn't do what it used to manage! Lyrics & sheet music.
- TLUS034 When aging takes its toll (Delores Dufner, USA) Excellent words about the process of ageing, our frailty as we age, and God's steadfast love through all of it. Sung to a new, easy to sing tune by Larry Visser.
- ACS1014 / TLUS093 When we must bear persistent pain (Ruth Duck, USA) Excellent words about suffering and becoming frail. It would be particularly appropriate for a congregation or community who are older (e.g. in an aged care centre). Although the tune is familiar, you may like to invite them to join in only on the final verse - so that they can simply listen to the other verses. Sung to the familiar tune PROSPECT. Lead sheet and lyrics. Lyric video. New words to old tunes.
- Online Resource / TLUS094 In the twilight in the midnight (Barbara Hamm, USA) A song of trust in God even when death is approaching. Sheet music sample, lyrics and purchasing options.
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