Chan, Sukumaran 'sang songs of praise'

The husband of pastor Christie Buckingham says Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran sang songs of praise as they walked onto the killing field.

Photocopies of two paintings by Myuran Sukumaran - on the left, Andrew Chan, on the right, a self-portrait. (AAP/NEWZULU/RICHARD ASHEN) Source: AAP

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Executed Bali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran sang songs of praise as they faced the firing squad.

The Melbourne-based husband of Pastor Christie Buckingham, who's in Indonesia, says she sent him a text message following the executions saying the men conducted themselves with "dignity and strength until the end".

"She told me the eight of them walked out onto the killing field singing songs of praise," Rob Buckingham told 3AW radio.

There were concerns Ms Buckingham wouldn't be allowed to see the men before their deaths, but a last-minute reprieve allowed her to read them their last rites, Mr Buckingham said.