Listen to this when
Go Rest High on That Mountain
Some goodbyes come with relief too. That doesn't mean you loved them any less. 🕊️
Who it's for
The song works as a eulogy, wishing a loved one rest after a hard life, which gives mourners words for goodbye when their own won't come.
Sad→Forgiving / At Peace
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Go Rest High on That Mountain" is a eulogy ballad written and performed by Vince Gill, produced by Tony Brown, with backing vocals by Ricky Skaggs and Patty Loveless, from the album When Love Finds You and released as a single in August 1995. Gill began writing it after country singer Keith Whitley died in 1989 and finished it after his brother Bob died of a heart attack in 1993.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available).
Before you start
Heads up: Death and funeral themes.
Age: All ages
'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.Alfred, Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H., canto 27
