 Combined with lament, lullaby can have "restorative resounding" properties for hospice inpatients and their families.Lullabies typically soothe people through the awake/sleep transition, and similarly can soothe people through the life/death transition.Music therapists have called these tunes "lullaments", that which sustain the spirit, support psychological structure, and enable resilience during times of vulnerability to the effects of adversity.