“In the celebration of funerals, a dignified simplicity should be observed.” Music for funerals is rich in tradition, beauty, and simplicity. Sacred texts and sounds should hold pride of place. While favorite popular songs may hold specific meaning to the deceased and the family, this type of music is not appropriate for a Funeral Liturgy and is better used during the Vigil.
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All Creatures of Our God and King (Modlin) Amazing Grace (Traditional) Amazing Grace! My Chains (Tomlin) Ave Maria (Norbet) Ave Maria (Schubert) Be Still My Soul (Jobe) Children of the Heavenly (Kallman/Olson) City of God (Schutte) Come My Way, My Truth, My Life (Warner) Come With Me into the Fields (Schutte) For All The Saints (Williams) Give Me Jesus (Ortega) Go, Silent Friend (Bell) Here I Am, Lord (Schutte) Hosea (Norbert) - Lent Only How Can I Keep From Singing (Public) How Great Thou Art (Hine) I Call You To My Father’s House (Dufner-Amazing Grace) I Danced in the Morning "Lord of the Dance" (Carter) I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Bonar) If You Have Faith / Si Tienen Fe (Krisman) Jerusalem My Happy Home (Buchanan) Lead Me, Lord (Becker) Let All Things Now Living (Davis) Lord of All Hopefulness (Struther) Morning Has Broken (Farjeon) Now the Green Blade Rises (Nouvelet) - Easter Only O God Our Help in Ages Past (Croft/Watts) O God, You Search Me (Farrell) On Eagle’s Wings (Joncas) Prayer of St. Francis (Temple) Precious Lord, Take My Hand (Dorsey) Shall We Gather At The River (Lowry) Shelter Me (Joncas) Sing With All The Saints in Glory (Irons) Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling (Thompson) Steal Away to Jesus (Traditional) The Altar (Brock) The Day Love Brings Us Home (Hart) The King of Love My Shepherd Is (Baker) The Last Journey (Bell) The Servant Song (Gillard) Tis the Gift To Be Simple (Public) To Live With Him Forever (Hart/Feduccia) We Shall Rise Again (Young) We Walk By Faith (Haugen) You Are All We Have (O'Brien)
Psalm 23: My Shepherd is the Lord (Gelineau) Psalm 23: Shepherd Me, O God (Haugen) Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd (Pishner) Psalm 23: You Are My Shepherd (Stachowski) Psalm 27: The Lord is My Light (Alonso) Psalm 27: The Lord is My Light (Crandal) Psalm 34: Taste and See (Haugen) Psalm 40: Here I Am: Lord (Angrisano) Psalm 40: Here I Am: Lord (Cooney) Psalm 63: My Soul is Thirsting (Hurd) Psalm 63: My Soul is Thirsting (Joncas) Psalm 91: Be With Me, Lord (Haugen) Psalm 121: Our Help is From the Lord (O'Brien) Psalm 122: I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say (Warner) Psalm 122: Let Us Go Rejoicing (Joncas) Psalm 130: Out of the Depths (Soper) Psalm 130: Out of the Depths (Walther)
Be Not Afraid (Dufford) Bread of Angels (Stephan) Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled (Feeley) Eye Has Not Seen (Haugen) From the Many Make Us One (Alonso/Huck) Gift of Finest Wheat (Kreutz/Westendorf) Healer of our Every Ill (Haugen) Heart of A Shepherd (Cooney) Here I Am (Booth) I Am The Bread of Life (Toolan) I Have Loved You (Joncas) In Every Age (Whitaker) Jesus, Hope of the World (Light/Tate) Like a Shepherd (Dufford) - Lent OnlyLove One Another (Alonso) May The Road Rise To Meet You (True) Miracle of Grace (Stephan) O Taste and See (Haugen) Take and Eat (Joncas) Taste and See (Angrisano) Taste and See (Hurd) Taste and See (Kendzia) Taste and See (Moore) Taste and See (Whitaker) We Remember (Haugen)
Celtic Song of Farewell (Schaubel) Go Forth (Thomson) Go In Peace (Hart/Liles) I Know That My Redeemer Lives (Hatton/Medley) I Know That My Redeemer Lives (Soper) May The Angels Be Your Guide (MacAller/McGrath) O Loving God (McCoy) Quietly, Peacefully (True) Song of Farewell (Sands) The Hand of God Shall Hold You (Haugen)