Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are signing a country-infused rendition of "Imagine" by John Lennon. The lyrics are at odds with several of the eulogies that preceded it, speaking of Carter's deep Christian faith and imagining him being reunited with his wife Rosalynn in heaven. "Imagine there's no heaven," the song begins.
What Lennon and Yoko Ono’s song does is undermine the very solution to the problems that plague humanity. This has been demonstrated over and over by the atheistic utopian regimes (Mao in China, Stalin in the USSR, Pol Pot in Cambodia, etc.) that engineered the deaths of over 100 million people in the 20th century alone.
Many Christians on social media took issue with Trisha Yearwood and her husband Garth Brooks performance of John Lennon s 1971 song Imagine during the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter at
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood performed a duet at President Carter's funeral Thursday in Washington before Carter is laid to rest in Georgia.
The pair paid tribute to former President Carter at his state funeral on Thursday, performing John Lennon's "Imagine."
Held at the Washington National Cathedral, the service included the hymns “Come Thou Almighty King,” “Amazing Grace,” and “Be Still My Soul.” The choir also sang “Eternal Father, Strong to Save, ” also known as the “The Navy Hymn,” in honor of Carter’s service in the Navy.
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Southern Baptist Jimmy Carter’s funeral was marred by the singing of John Lennon’s “Imagine” at the National Cathedral. Garth Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood performed the song at a Christian funeral in a Christian church.
The late president celebrated the impact and influence of the song, which decries war, nationalism, and the excesses of capitalism.