Reagan's Funeral Music

Fox News | 6/10/04 | conservativeinferno

[conservativeinferno]

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

[x1stcav]

Yes, the theme from We Were Soldiers.

[January24th]

Navy Hymn: Eternal Father, Strong to Save

[HOYA97]

Was that a Movie? Do you know where we can purchase it?

[x1stcav]

A classic Vietnam film from early 2002 starring/produced/directed by, Mel Gibson. About the first major battle of the Vietnam War. You can buy the DVD or the soundtrack on CD almost anywhere.

[Leroy S. Mort]

You can hear it Here. Lyrics too.

[Boxsford]

wow, your good.

[Leroy S. Mort]

***THE MANSIONS OF THE LORD***
from the movie "We Were Soldiers"

To fallen soldiers let us sing
Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing
Our broken brothers let us bring
To the Mansions of the Lord

No more bleeding, no more fight
No prayers pleading through the night
Just divine embrace, eternal light
In the Mansions of the Lord

Where no mothers cry and no children weep
We will stand and guard though the angels sleep
Through the ages safely keep
The Mansions of the Lord

[MamaB]

One was "Mansions in the Sky". We sung that at an I Love America celebrations several years ago. A very beautiful song.

[P8riot]

bump for later

[clarissaexplainsitall]

That's amazing it's from a movie. I'd never heard it but commented that it sounded like a movie soundtrack. Of course, I was thinking more along the Lord of the Rings and thought it odd. But now, knowing it was from that movie, it's fitting.

[yankeedame]

You can hear it Here. Lyrics too.

Oh great! Look what you've done! Went to the site, heard the song and my darn allergies started acting up (blink..blink...) and now my eyes are watering like crazy.(sniff...sniff...)

"You shall not die, but merely sleep as if in a cradle. And when you awake at dawn, it shall be to eternal life." -- Martin Luther to his dying daughter Lene.

[Reborn]

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/e/t/eternalf.htm

[January24th]

You are right. I was thinking of the hymn played at the removal from the Capitol building. Good going!

[Jaxter]

bump!

[x1stcav]

I couldn't believe my ears. I was on one of the few business calls I'll take today and heard it in the background off of Fox News. Took me a few seconds.

[x1stcav]

Is it traditional? I thought it was written for the movie. Any background?

[Captain Peter Blood]

The music was fine but what I really wanted to hear was something from Frank Sinatra.
He did one or two really great songs one of them being "The Country I Live", think thats the title, that would have great. Of course they could have played "My Way" also.

[quidnunc]

The music played as Andrews AFB was the largo from Dvorak's eighth ("From the New World" symphony.

It subsequently has been incorporated into the hymn "Going Home" in the style of a Negro spiritual.

[AppyPappy]

The music was fine but what I really wanted to hear was something from Frank Sinatra.

Bad idea, all things considered.