Songs for Baby Loss

I've always loved music and have found a song to suit almost every major event of my life. After Ariella's birth, I searched for some songs to help me deal with what had happened. While many of you reading this will not have experienced the loss of a baby/child, I can almost guarantee that someone you know will have been through it. And so, even if this post isn't of interest to you, perhaps you know someone for whom it may be helpful. Here is the list of songs for baby loss.

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*I Will Carry You - Selah
This song was written after Angie Smith, the wife of Selah's main singer, was given an "incompatible with life" diagnosis during her fourth pregnancy. Angie and Todd chose to continue the pregnancy, and this song is about how little Audrey was carried by Angie for her whole life. Beautiful words.

*Glory Baby - Watermark
You have no idea how much I listened to this particular song in the first few months. I think it's such a beautiful song. The link I have for this song (click on the song's title) is a memorial video for my friend Sarah's little Evie Caris. It's a beautiful song for a beautiful little girl.

*Still - Gerrit Hofsink
Written about his grandson, who was stillborn late in pregnancy. I adore this song, because it talks about the love for a child someone can have, even before the child is born.

Any song from the album Beauty Will Rise by Steven Curtis Chapman. My two favourites are:
*Heaven is the Face
*Beauty Will Rise
All the songs on this album were written after Steven's five year old daughter, Maria, died in a tragic accident. I bought the album a few weeks after Ariella's birth, and had it on repeat in my car for months! The video links are for clips of Steven actually singing the songs live, and I found them quite touching; you can see his emotions so clearly, especially in the clip for Heaven is the Face. I've written about the song Beauty Will Rise here.

*With Hope - Steven Curtis Chapman
This song was written before his daughter's death, but talks about how as Christians, people can say good-bye "with hope" because of the assurance of Heaven. I like it because it acknowledges that this hope does not discount or remove the pain of losing someone.

*Small Bump - Ed Sheeran
One of the few mainstream songs that I've heard of to actually address the issue of baby loss.

*My Name - George Canyon
This song is written from a stillborn baby's perspective, about how all they ever knew was love and how the parents loved them without ever knowing their name. Very touching and worth a listen.
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Although not specifically about baby-loss, I've also found the following songs helpful:

*The Hurt and the Healer - MercyMe
To read my post about why I love this song, click here.

*Even If - Kutless

To read my thoughts about this song, click here.

*Homesick - MercyMe

I'd heard this song before, but am grateful for a friend reminding me of it. Read some more of my thoughts here.

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Various other songs that people have found helpful. These may not be about baby loss directly, but have been a comfort for people regardless.

*Let Her Go - Passenger

*A Year Ago Today - Delta Goodrem

I'll add more songs as I discover them. Feel free to comment with songs that you have found helpful, and I might add them to the main post as well.