This topic identifies songs about healing, comfort for the dying, and life changes such as aging. 

There is a chapter in Rise Again on Healing & Letting Go that is devoted specifically to this subject. This chapter includes a number of songs used by hospice choirs that sing with individuals nearing the end of life to ease this greatest of all transitions for them and their families.

Other chapters that may be helpful are:

Here are some of our favorite healing songs for those who are sick or deeply troubled:

Here are some of our favorite songs on aging & life changes:

We have a whole topic page devoted to Hospice songs that are often sung to those facing the passage of dying. These include many songs used by Threshold Choirs and similar groups that sing to those in this passage.

Here are some songs on the experience of facing death or major illness:

Lullabies can also be comforting for both the ill and the dying, There are many more lullabies in the topic page on Songs of Rest. The songs of rest topic page includes many songs that are comforting for those facing many kinds of life challenges.

Hear are some songs about addictions:

(The Hard Times & Blues chapter in RUS and Blues chapter in RA often focus on the downside to drinking. The Good Times chapter in RUS and the Pub Songs chapter in RA mainly celebrate use of alcohol.)