Death is not the end. Death is serious: but not as serious as life.
Consider the words of the 19th Century Hymn :
Death cannot keep his prey | Jesus, my Savior! | He tore the bars away | Jesus my Lord! | Up from the grave He arose | With a mighty triumph o’er His foes | He arose a Victor from the dark domain | And He lives forever with His saints to reign | He arose! (He arose) | Hallelujah! Christ arose!
Up from the Grave He Arose
Therefore, the dominant sound at a Christian funeral is not mourning but the singing of praise.
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