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Funeral

By Leanna Crawford

1,254 views Jul 17, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Leanna Crawford's song 'Funeral' is a joyful declaration of leaving behind an old life of guilt, shame, and hopelessness after encountering Christ. The lyrics use the metaphor of a funeral to celebrate the death of the old self and the new life found in Jesus. She sings about being set free from captivity and sin, redeemed and saved. The song expresses gratitude for transformation and looks forward to eternal life with God. It echoes the biblical idea that in Christ, the old has passed away and the new has come, emphasizing salvation and new beginnings.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Dearly beloved

We?re gathered here today

To pay our last respects

To the guilt and regret

That had me buried in my shame


See I was so hopeless

I stopped making plans

Convinced my best was behind me

The past would define me

Don?t deserve a second chance


Then I met you

And everything changed

I met you

And I?ll never be the same


So I?m throwing a funeral, funeral

For the old me

I?m throwing a funeral, funeral

For who I used to be

The new has come the old is gone

Praise the Lord I?m moving on

I?m throwing a funeral, funeral

For the old me


All that was broken

Has now been redeemed

I was the captive, the sinner, the beggar, the prisoner

But now I?m set free


Because of you

My soul has been saved

Because of you

That old life?s in the grave


I?m saying goodbye

To who I?ve been

I?m saying goodbye

To who I?ve been

I?m saying goodbye

Never going back again

I?m saying goodbye


Now I don?t know when it?s coming

But when my time runs out

I?ll be happy to leave yeah ?cause it won?t be me

They?re laying in the ground


I?ll be with you

Standing in the sun

I?ll be with you

So until that day comes

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