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Memorial seed cards

 

Did you know that these tokens of remembrance are popular at memorial services?

Glass Heart Pocket Charms
Glass Heart Charms
Angel Pocket Charms
Angel Pewter Pocket Charms with Tray
Blessing rings
Blessing Rings

Place these charms on the table at the service for guests to take. When they come upon the charms later, in their purse or pocket, they will be reminded of their loved one.

Funeral Songs

Listen to funeral songs that may add a special touch to the life celebration/memorial service that you are planning. Thanks to all who have added their favorite memorial songs and funeral songs to our original list.

Memorial songs with links contain a page with lyrics and a player so you can hear a sample of the song.

Memorial seed packets
Tree Seedlings


More Memorial Products

Funeral thank you note cards
Funeral thank you notes

Plantable forget-me-not heart cards
Personalized Forget-me-not Heart CardsNew

Favorite Funeral Songs

Click in the player to hear some of the most popular funeral songs

 

Select song name to see lyrics and hear a sample

"Amazing Grace" (Elvis Presley)
"In the Arms of an Angel” (Sarah McLachalan)
"Angels Among Us" (Alabama)
"As Long As I Can See the Light" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
"Ave Maria”, (Perry Como)
"Baby Mine” (Bette Midler)
"Because You Loved Me" (Celine Dion)
"Beyond the Sea" (Bobby Darin)
"Blessed" (Elton John)
"Borrowed Angels (Kristin Chenoweth)

"Bright Eyes” (Art Garfunkel)
"Butterfly" (Mariah Carey)
"Bye, Bye (Mariah Carey)

Angel wings silver urn necklaceLoved locket necklace
Memorial Jewelry


We have a nice selection of memorial jewelry. Most of it can be personalized with your loved one's name. There are also pieces that are miniature urns, and can hold a small amount of ashes.

 


"Candle in the Wind (Elton John)

"Change The World" (Eric Clapton)
"Circle Of Life" (Elton John, from The Lion King)
"Close to You" (The Carpenters)
"Con Te Partiro/”Time to Say Goodbye " (Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman)
"Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” (Elton John)
"Evergreen" (Barbra Streisand)
"Everything I Own" (Bread)
"Fire and Rain" (James Taylor)
"Fields of Gold" (Eva Cassidy) - a promising singer who died young
"Fly” (Celine Dion)

"Have I Told You Lately" (Rod Stewart or Van Morrison)
"Hallelujah" (Jeff Buckley)
"Hero" (Mariah Carey)
"Home" Daughtry
"How Far is Heaven" (Los Lonely Boys)
"I Am Your Child" (Barry Manilow)
"I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash)
"I'll Be Missing You" (P. Diddy, Faith Evans)
"I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton or Whitney Houston)
"I Will Remember You" (Sarah McLachalan)
"If" (Bread)
"If I Could Be Where You Are" (Enya)

"I'll Remember April" (Frank Sinatra)
"Imagine" (John Lennon)
"In My Life" (The Beatles)
"Keep me in Your Heart for Awhile" (Warren Zevon, he wrote it before he died of cancer)
"Knocking of Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan)
"Lean on Me" (Bill Withers)
"Let There Be Peace on Earth" (Jill Jackson and Sy Miller)
"Life Is A Highway (Tom Cochrane)
"Longer" (Dan Fogelberg)
"Memories” (Elvis Presley)
"Memory" (Barbra Streisand)
"My Immortal" (Evanescence)
"My Way" (Frank Sinatra)
"One Sweet Day" (Mariah Carey (featuring Boyz II Men)
"Only the Good Die Young (Billy Joel)
"Over The Rainbow" (Judy Garland, from Wizard Of Oz)
"Run to Paradise" (Choirboys)
"Seasons in the Sun" (Terry Jacks)
"She's Got A Way" (Billy Joel)
"Shine Your Light (Robbie Robertson) Tribute to Firemen
"Simply the Best" (Tina Turner)
"So Far Away" (Carole King)
"Softly as I Leave You" (Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams)
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World (Isreal Kamamawiwo'ole)
"Stairway to Heaven" Led Zeppelin
"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King)
"Tears in Heaven” (Eric Clapton)
"Tenderly Calling" (John Denver)
"The Rose" (Bette Midler)
"The Way We Were" (Barbra Streisand)
"To Where You Are" (Josh Groban)



We have several styles of plantable memorial cards which can serve as an everlasting reminder of your loved one. Watch this video for an overview of the different cards and the options.

These plantable seed cards can be personalized and distributed to friends and family. View plantable cards and memorial gifts


"Unforgettable" (Nat King Cole/Natalie Cole)
"Up Where We Belong" (Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes)
"What A Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong)
"Wind Beneath My Wings" (Bette Midler)
"Wish You Were Here" (Pink Floyd)
"Wishing You Were Here" (Chicago)
"You Are So Beautiful To Me" (Joe Cocker)
"You Are The Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder)
"You'll be in my Heart (Phil Collins)
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" (Barry White)
"You're the Inspiration" (Chicago)
"You've Got a Friend" (James Taylor)


Country Music Songs

A Picture of Me Without You (Lorrie Morgan)
Believe (Brooks & Dunn)
Daddy's Hands (Holly Dunn)
Go Rest High on That Mountain (Vince Gill)
Help Pour out the Rain (Buddy Jewell)
Holes in the Floors of Heaven (Steve Wariner)
Homesick (MercyMe)
I Can Only Imagine (MercyMe)
If I Had Only Known (Reba McEntire)-
If Tomorrow Never Comes (Garth Brooks)
If You Get There Before I Do (Collin Raye)

I'm Already There (Lonestar)
Life Ain't Always Beautiful (Gary Allan)
Life Without You (Stevie Ray Vaughn)
My Wish (Rascal Flatts)
Nobody Knows it but Me (Babyface)
One More Day (Diamond Rio)
Riverbank (Jeff Bates)
River of Time (The Judds)
Ships of Heaven (Blackhawk)
Sissy's Song (Alan Jackson)
Skin (Rascal Flatts)
Streets of Heaven (Sherrie Austin) About losing a young child
The Best I Ever Had (Gary Allan)
The Dance (Garth Brooks)
The Good Stuff (Kenny Chesney)
There Goes My Life (Kenny Chesney)
There You'll Be (Faith Hill)
Two Teardrops (Steve Wariner)
What Hurts the Most (Rascall Flatts)
When I Get Where I'm Going (Brad Paisley)
Who You'd Be Today (Kenny Chesney)

You'll be There (George Strait)



Religious Song/Christian Rock
"Dancing with the Angels" (Monk and Neagel)
My New Life Has Begun
(Ralph Funaro)
Save a Place for Me (Matthew West)

Smiling Down (Pillar)

Lost a loved one in a car accident
"Last Kiss" Pearl Jam

Looking for an item to help you personalize the life celebration? Check out this personalized candle and bud vase.

This candle and bud vase is engraved with your loved ones name. Light the candle at the service and put a flower in the engraved bud base. On special dates, light the candle and put your loved ones favorite flower in the vase in their memory. More personalized memorial gifts




Have you found these ideas helpful? Check out this book with everything you need to create a personalized memorial service. It will ship the same day it is ordered for quick delivery, or better yet, download it and get all the great ideas right now.
Planning a life celebration

If you have a memorial song or funeral songs that you think should be added to our list, please email them to us at info@nextgenmemorials.com

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We also have a collection of unique memorial gifts

IDEA - Download your loved ones favorite songs from www.amazon.com for about .99 each. Burn a CD and make copies and distribute the CDs at the memorial service. You will want to label the CD, for example, "John Smith's Favorite Songs".