Funeral Song

Everyone has got one, right?  Or maybe it is just us.  (And maybe that makes us weird, but that's okay.)  Well, once you get past the possible morbidness of the question, have you ever really thought about what song you would want played at your funeral? 

Eric and I know exactly what we would want played.  Eric's funeral song is "When I get Where I'm Going" by Dolly Parton and Brad Paisley.

Mine is Legacy by Nicole Nordeman.  It is probably my all-time favorite song.  It always resonates with my soul when I hear it.  Not just because it is absolutely beautiful, but because it truly challenges me.  I have been thinking a lot about the words to this song lately and wanted to share it, since it means so much to me.


Legacy by Nicole Nordeman


I don't mind if you've got something nice to say about me
And I enjoy an accolade like the rest
You could take my picture and hang it in a gallery
Of all who's who and so-n-so's that used to be the best
At such'n'such ... it wouldn't matter much

I won't lie, it feels alright to see your name in lights
We all need an 'Atta boy' or 'Atta girl'
But in the end I'd like to hang my hat on more besides
The temporary trappings of this world

I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love? Did I point to You?
Enough to make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace who
Blessed Your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy

I don't have to look too far or too long awhile
To make a lengthly list of all that I enjoy
It's an accumulating trinket and a treasure pile
Where moth and rust, thieves and such will soon enough destroy

I want to leave a legacy

How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love? Did I point to You?
Enough to make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace who
Blessed Your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy

Not well traveled, not well read, not well-to-do or well bred
Just want to hear instead, "Well Done" good and faithful one...

I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love? Did I point to You?
Enough to make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace who
Blessed your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy

I don't mind if you've got something nice to say about me...