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Reagan's Funeral Music
Fox News | 6/10/04 | conservativeinferno

Posted on 06/11/2004 10:52:54 AM PDT by conservativeinferno

Does anyone know the two beautiful songs played while Reagan's casket was being removed from the Washington Cathedral?


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: hymns; music; reaganfuneral; reagansfuneral; ronaldreagan
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To: conservativeinferno

Didn't the congregation sing "Ode to Joy"?


21 posted on 06/11/2004 11:41:45 AM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: x1stcav
Is it traditional? I thought it was written for the movie. Any background?

It was written for the film. There is some background HERE

22 posted on 06/11/2004 11:43:57 AM PDT by Leroy S. Mort
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To: conservativeinferno

Who was the tenor who sang "Ave Maria"? Beautiful.


23 posted on 06/11/2004 11:43:59 AM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: conservativeinferno

Anybody catch that Ronan Tynan was supposed to do "Ave Maria" according to other posts but did "Amazing Grace" instead? That song, haunting however it is performed, was taken to another level, IMO. Combining that with "The Mansions of the Lord" and "We Were Soldiers" theme as the recessional, this has to be the ultimate example of the use of music in a time of grief.


24 posted on 06/11/2004 11:46:13 AM PDT by T-Bird45
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To: T-Bird45

Mr. Tynan did sing Ave Maria. It was at the beginning.


25 posted on 06/11/2004 11:47:55 AM PDT by FoxInSocks
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To: conservativeinferno; January24th; x1stcav; HOYA97; Leroy S. Mort; P8riot
The entire order of the service, with all hymns and words, is posted at

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151544/posts

26 posted on 06/11/2004 11:53:20 AM PDT by churchillbuff
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To: conservativeinferno

Thanks for this informative thread..I wondered about the names of the songs. I loved listening to the irish tenor.


bookmarked to read later.


27 posted on 06/11/2004 11:53:42 AM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/)
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To: T-Bird45

I loved hearing him sing amazing grace..I would love to have his cd..especially with that song on it..


28 posted on 06/11/2004 11:54:47 AM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/)
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To: churchillbuff

THANKS!


29 posted on 06/11/2004 11:55:05 AM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/)
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To: Salvation

Ronan Tynan


30 posted on 06/11/2004 11:56:17 AM PDT by SAMS
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To: conservativeinferno
Here's my post from the funeral thread:

If you all will indulge one more post about "Mansions of the Lord", here is the scoop, as best I know it.

The lyrics were written by Randall Wallace, the director and screenwriter for "We Were Soldiers" (he was also the screenwriter for "Braveheart" and "Pearl Harbor"). The music was written as part of the soundtrack for WWS by Nick Glennie-Smith.

It's wonderful to hear it on the WWS soundtrack, but I must say, if you want the full impact, rent WWS (warning: it's a graphic war movie along the lines of "Saving Private Ryan" - not for the young). As one not normally given to crying at movies, the scene where Mel Gibson's character returns home from Viet Nam got me going, and "Mansions of the Lord" over the end titles REALLY moved me.

A beautiful, majestic tribute to the fallen soldier who now lives in the presence of the Lord God Almighty.

31 posted on 06/11/2004 11:58:02 AM PDT by branch15_5
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To: FoxInSocks

my error...missed the start...thanks


32 posted on 06/11/2004 12:25:24 PM PDT by T-Bird45
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To: conservativeinferno

I thought all the music was beautifully done, but was blown away by "Mansions of the Lord". I printed the service out so that I could read the lyrics to the hymns as they were sung. Thanks to those who linked to that information. I will have to buy that movie. I have TIVOed it on my wish list and watched it again. In fact I TIVOed everything about Mel Gibson and have been awash in his movies.


33 posted on 06/11/2004 12:45:50 PM PDT by AUsome Joy
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To: x1stcav; Leroy S. Mort

Thanks! I'd forgotten how beautiful that was.


34 posted on 06/11/2004 12:51:15 PM PDT by livius
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To: SAMS

He had a wonderful voice.


35 posted on 06/11/2004 9:10:14 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: conservativeinferno; All

Readers interested in downloading a .pdf file of the entire listing of funeral music played at the Washington National Cathedral can do so here:

http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/pdfs/servicemusic040611.pdf

Please be advised that you will need a minimum of the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view this file. You can get the free Acrobat Reader here:

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html

The document prints out to five pages so I won't try to reproduce it here. It includes lyrics, a timeline of events in the service as well as interesting information like this:

"NOTE:
After the service the Bourdon Bell [Tenor bell] is tolled 40 times, representing President Reagan’s
order among the Presidents of the United States. The 4’ 7” Tenor bell (D) weighs 3,588 pounds.
As the Cortège and Processions leave the church, the Washington Ringing Society now rings a halfmuffled
full peal of Stedman Caters, comprising 5101 changes, on the Ten-Bell Ring of
Washington National Cathedral."


36 posted on 06/11/2004 11:13:26 PM PDT by Stoat
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To: Salvation
Didn't the congregation sing "Ode to Joy"?

They sure did and it gave me Gods Bumps, all over.

37 posted on 06/11/2004 11:18:28 PM PDT by Texas Mom
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To: Texas Mom

The best music was at the end of the ceremony, when they were carrying Reagan's casket. They were playing this amazing organ music. There replaying the ceremony on Fox and Cspan right now. I got to tape that part.


38 posted on 06/11/2004 11:20:42 PM PDT by Adam36
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To: conservativeinferno

I dont know but I absolutely bawled my eyes out. I was doing all right until that song was played. I am SO glad you asked this because I have been wondering about it all day.


39 posted on 06/11/2004 11:21:02 PM PDT by lawgirl (God to womankind: "Here's Cary Grant. Now don't tell me I never gave you anything.")
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To: Leroy S. Mort

Thanks, but now I am bawling again.


40 posted on 06/11/2004 11:21:58 PM PDT by lawgirl (God to womankind: "Here's Cary Grant. Now don't tell me I never gave you anything.")
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