Arrangement of "Nearer My God to Thee"

My grandfather's funeral

Caleb Tizon, violin.

My grandfather died on November 8, 2006. I put together an arrangement of this song and played this song at his deathbed, and it was the last thing he heard. The next day, our family asked me to play this at the memorial. I was really nervous so I kind of rushed, but I pulled it off without any mistakes. Plus I played on my own with no bass parts or background, and I think it flowed perfectly with the atmosphere of the memorial.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• violin
• nearer
• my
• god
• to
• thee
• hymn
• memorial

[MoonlightSonata13]

umm do you guys telling me to "slow the fuck down" even read the description? it was my grandfather's funeral and so obviously there was a lot of pressure on me to not make a mistake.

[valpal4292]

wow people give the guy some sympathy and stop nagging him to "play faster 'next time'"

we only pray there isnt a next time! so give this kid a break he did an amazing job and im sure he had a wonderful grandfather who would be very proud of him <3

[thepokermyth]

mostly everyone can play music if they just put in the time and effort. musicians don't just wake up one day and know how to play. You can learn any instrument, however the beginning stage is extremely difficult and frustrating. but you CAN learn it and its very rewarding.

[vereuson7]

kind of pain in every note...

you didn't wanted to do it right? well... no one would

[roba12601]

Beautiful! We sang this at my aunt's memorial service two days ago. I assure you, the Southern Baptists sang this at a very fast tempo, even considering the occasion. You paid a very moving tribute to your grandfather. At 63, I still broke down reading a prepared tribute to my aunt. Peace to you and your family.

[VirtuosoInTheMaking]

@differencial Oh hello. I have completely forgotten about you :)

You don't like it, so be it. Be more mature when expressing your opinion --

Then again, it's youtube... ^_^

[differencial]

@VirtuosoInTheMaking If you don't like my English, it's your problem. But if it's suck and noone can put 10 to this video, so what are we talking about?

[FrauVonSinnfrei]

If I had been there I would have stood beside you and played with you!

respect. I would cry, if i played on my grandfather's funeral!

[Moyetisimo]

Sorry for your lost, man, You played excellent!!! Keep going strong.

[MegaMudtruck]

amazeing man. my mom recently passed and i know how it feels. but that was amazeing

[VirtuosoInTheMaking]

@differencial Get a life. First learn to speak english, then work your way up to make a good insult, and even then, you have my sympathy for being in a such a pathetic state. You better play this piece like a prodidgy or a virtuoso when you make offensive comments like that. Oh well, I sure hope you accomplished something with your comment.

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MoonlightSonata13 - you did a very good job even with all that pressure!