Help: Funeral hymn

Subject: Funeral hymn
From: toadfrog
Date: 26 May 01 - 01:45 AM

Looking at the thread "Songs that Make you weep," I remembered, there was a funeral hymn that was a popular ("Rock"?)song sometime in the 1990's, which I believe I heard a grand total of twice. It is a good song, but too unbearably sad to listen to much. I cannot for the life of me recall the name, or performer. Can anyone help?

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: katlaughing
Date: 26 May 01 - 01:59 AM

Do you recall any of the words, at all. Was it a solo person or a group who sang it? Acoustic instruments or electric? If you can give us any clues at all it would be helpful.

thanks,

kat

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 26 May 01 - 09:38 AM

sounds like it could be everybody hurts -REM

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: alison
Date: 26 May 01 - 09:42 AM

or "the living years"..... a clue to the lyrics would help......

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 26 May 01 - 10:29 AM

is the singer male or female? if female could be whitnry housten -i will always love you, we need more clues!

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: toadfrog
Date: 26 May 01 - 03:31 PM

I believe it was sung by a woman or a women's group. And the title something a little more theological, as I recall it, than "I will always love you." I think it was a recent rendition (and a powerful one) of an older, traditional hymn. The first time I heard the song was in an NPR interview with the singer, the second time in a neighborhood coffee house. If any of those things helps at all.

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: TNDARLN
Date: 26 May 01 - 07:47 PM

Wouldn't be "Farther Along" as done by Emmylou, Linda, and Dolly, would it? Trio album, late 80s?

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: toadfrog
Date: 26 May 01 - 07:57 PM

I would recognize "Further along." And I think I would remember if it was Emmylou. All I can recall about the lyrics of this one is that the word "golden jumps out at you. And I thinkthat could be in the title.

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: YOR
Date: 26 May 01 - 09:51 PM

Rock? Maybe 'The Cranberries' "To The Faithful Departed" 1996. Most of the songs followed the same subject line. "Salvation" or "Bosnia" ? Was it a dark song? I have the CD, but have not listened to it in a long time.

Roy

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 26 May 01 - 10:19 PM

other cranberies possibles
linger
ode to my family

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: toadfrog
Date: 27 May 01 - 01:08 AM

For people I had never heard of before, the Cranberries sure do have a lot of lyrics. I looked at their stuff on line until my eyes grew faint, & I think they are not who I heard. I am not sure what "rock" means anymore. The GRateful Dead mostly don't sound like my idea of rock. But this one sounded mostly like a really truly hymn.

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: nutty
Date: 27 May 01 - 06:57 AM

This is a wild guess but I found this Golden Morning's Fast Approaching in the CYBER HYMNAL

,a href=http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/g/l/gleamsgm.htm>HERE

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: nutty
Date: 27 May 01 - 07:05 AM

SORRY

HERE

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: toadfrog
Date: 27 May 01 - 03:48 PM

Thanks everybody. Nutty's suggestion seems like it could be right. Gleams of the Golden Morning appears to be something of a Bluegrass standby, and was recorded by the Forbes Brothers in 1984. I suspect its' not what I was looking for, but it is a very good guess based on the vague facts I gave. I really appreciate the helpful spirit.

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: Uncle Jaque
Date: 27 May 01 - 05:33 PM

Sounds like the sort of thing Kathi RYAN does. I don't see any titles that jump out at me relating to "Golden", but you're welcome to have a look. She does interesting renditions of trad Celtic music as well as contemporary compositions.
http://www.cathieryan.com/
I'll keep an eye out for it in my collection (1800 - 1930s about 70% of which are Hymns).

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: toadfrog
Date: 27 May 01 - 11:04 PM

Thanks Uncle Jaque. I was not aware of Cathie Ryan. Couldn't find what I sought at her website, but that does not prove it was not there!

You speak of your collection. Hope it's not to nosy, but is that a disk collection? A collection of hymns sounds v. interesting.

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: toadfrog
Date: 26 Jun 01 - 09:46 PM

It was "When they Ring the Golden Bells," which is right here on DT! I just couldn't recall enough of the words. Does anyone recall who would have sung it? It was either a women's group, or one that included women.

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: Uncle Jaque
Date: 26 Jun 01 - 10:15 PM

"When They Ring The Golden Bells, for you and me.." I know that Tennessee Earnie FORD did it on one of his albums - I'm guessing ti might have been his "Sing A Spiritual with Me" one released in the 1960s, in which he uses a backup choir which seems to include a lot of female vocals. It seems that there have been several re-issues of the "Pea-Picker's" albums over the years, and it may well be aquired on CD format via AMAZON or some such.

It was a popular Revival song in it's day, and may still be found in the Hymnals residing in the pews of some of the more traditional Protestant American Christian Churches to this day.

My collection, such as it is, consists mostly of printed song and Hymn books, some sheet music.

Subject: RE: Help: Funeral hymn
From: Burke
Date: 27 Jun 01 - 05:44 PM

Put Golden Bells into the lyric & forum search. It's mentioned as being recorded by Emmylou Harris on Angel Band. A search at CD Now turned up Patsy Cline & Loretta Lynn. They also have sound clips of some of them.