Songs That Mention the Afterlife

[Atlas722]

Chris de Burgh's "Don't Pay the Ferryman".

 

[Genie+]

 

[LuvOrlando]

About passing too young and wanting to go back and return to heaven later when the time is right

 

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[disneychrista]

Paul Simon - The Afterlife

 

[PrincessShmoo]

KINDRED SPIRITS - Celtic Thunder
The candlelight is fading as I gently kneel and say
An Ave for my mother as her spirit slips away
Away to join my father and to share eternity
We call them kindred spirits now they will forever be

So now they're reunited, smiling down from up above
As fondly we remember the old house they filled with love
How even through the hard times they were close as close could be
Just like the kindred spirits they will forever be

Now love was as deep as the ocean
Flying higher than the eagles would dare
As strong as the mountains in Donegal

As soft as a morning in Clair

I can see her in the kitchen. I can smell the baking bread
I can hear my father singing as he tucked us into bed
They shared the love together, they were proud as proud could be
And now those kindred spirits will share eternity

They shared the love together, they were proud as proud could be
They were always kindred spirits now they will forever be
For now those kindred spirits will share eternity

 

[PrincessShmoo]

This Ole House - Rosemary Clooney
This ole house once knew his children
This ole house once knew his wife
This ole house was home and comfort
As they fought the storms of life

This old house once rang with laughter
This old house heard many shouts
Now he trembles in the darkness
When the lightnin' walks about

(Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer)
(Ain't a-gonna need this house no more)
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Ain't got time to fix the floor

Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend the windowpane
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer
He's a-gettin' ready to meet the saints

This ole house is a-gettin' shaky
This ole house is a-gettin' old
This ole house lets in the rain
This ole house lets in the cold

On his knees are a-gettin' chilly
But he feel no fear nor pain
'Cause he see an angel peekin'
Through a broken windowpane

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This Ole House
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There’s a Hole in the Heart
The Nelons


Your Mother Still Prays For You Jack
The Carter Family


(Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer)
(Ain't a-gonna need this house no more)
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Ain't got time to fix the floor

Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend the windowpane
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer
He's a-gettin' ready to meet the saints

This ole house is afraid of thunder
This ole house is afraid of storms
This ole house just groans and trembles
When the night wind flings its arms

This ole house is gettin' feeble
This old house is needin' paint
Just like him it's tuckered out
But he's a-gettin' ready to meet the saints

(Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer)
(Ain't a-gonna need this house no more)
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Ain't got time to fix the floor

Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend the windowpane
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer
He's a-gettin' ready to meet the saints


(Ready to meet the saints)

 

[PrincessShmoo]

THE HIGHEST JUDGE OF ALL - from Rodger's & Hammerstein's Carousel
Take me beyond the pearly gates,
Through a beautiful marble hall,
Take me before the highest throne
And let me be judged by the highest Judge of all!

Let the Lord shout and yell,
And His eyes flash flame,
I promise not to quiver when He calls my name;
Let Him send me to hell,
But before I go,
I feel that I’m entitled to a hell of a show!

Want pink-faced angels on a purple cloud,
Twangin’ on their harps till their fingers get red,
Want organ music—let it roll out loud,
Rollin’ like a wave, washin’ over my head.

Want ev’ry star in heaven
Hangin’ in the room,
Shinin’ in my eyes
When I hear my doom!

Reckon my sins are good big sins,
And the punishment won’t be small;
So take me before the highest throne
And let me be judged by the highest Judge of all!

 

[theluckyrabbit]

"In the Sweet By and By," Dolly Parton

 

[theluckyrabbit]

"Let the Mystery Be," Iris DeMent

And Natalie Merchant and David Byrne:

 

[theluckyrabbit]

"Will the Circle Be Unbroken," The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

 

[tx911]

Bryan Adams - Heaven

 

[tx911]

Meatloaf - Heaven Can Wait

 

[tx911]

AC/DC - Highway to Hell

 

[tx911]

Craig Campbell - Outskirts of Heaven

 

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