Hospice Patient Is Serenaded To By Her Carer And Former Student With "How Great Thou Art"

Feb 11, 2020 by apost team

In a touching video posted online, a hospice worker named Josh sings the beautiful hymn "How Great Thou Art" to one of his patients, Mary.Mary was a music teacher before retiring and it turns out that Josh was actually one of her students.

Josh has a gorgeous voice thanks to his lessons from Mary, according to Texas Hill Country, and Mary's daughter-in-law just had to share the touching moment with everyone online before Mary passed.

Death is a stressful process for everyone involved. It's incredibly painful for loved ones to be there and the dying person could be filled with fear of what's going to happen to them next. Even when you're lucky enough to be surrounded by loved ones when you pass, it's still a very isolating experience since you must go alone.

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Music can be empowering and unifying. In this case, Joshua was also able to show love and comfort to Maria during her end. This clip of him singing to her will move you to tears.

Joshua stood right by Maria's side as he beautifully sings Maria the song. You'll notice that Maria seems to relax immediately after Joshua begins. 

We all have to accept that death comes for everyone. Instead of being afraid, we can try to live our lives as passionately as Maria and go out in a peaceful way. Although Maria has passed, the knowledge she has given to all of her students will continue to be celebrated and passed on for generations.

This video had us here at APost reaching for the tissues! Did this video make you cry, too? Make sure your friends and family get to see this beautiful relationship.