Richard Carpenter stepped up to the quiet chapel piano at Jimmy Swaggart’s funeral and whispered, “This is for Jimmy,” the sanctuary fell silent. There was no choir, no fanfare — just candlelight and a voice shaped by years of reverence and loss. A single photo of the preacher rested near the keys. And as Richard began to play, soft and slow, the room didn’t stir — it wept. This wasn’t just a song. It was one soul of music laying another to rest.
A FINAL NOTE FOR A FALLEN PREACHER: Richard Carpenter’s Intimate Tribute at Jimmy Swaggart’s Funeral Richard Carpenter didn’t arrive with a program.…