Funeral Music

Music for Funerals

Prelude Music

Funerals will have 10 minutes of prelude music, chosen by the organist unless otherwise requested.


Processional Music

*I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (KINGSFOLD)
*Jerusalem, My Happy Home (LAND OF REST)
*Lord of All Hopefulness (SLANE)
*Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (HYFRYDOL)
Nothing Can Trouble (J. Berthier)
*O God, Our Help in Ages Past (ST. ANNE)
*Precious Lord, Take My Hand (PRECIOUS LORD)
Requiem aeternam (Gregorian Chant,  cantor solo)
*The King of Love My Shepherd Is (ST. COLUMBA)
The Lord Is My Light (J. Berthier)
*We Shall Rise Again (RESURRECTION)
*Amazing Grace (NEW BRITAIN)
*Be Not Afraid (B Dufford)
*I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light (HOUSTON)
*How Can I Keep From SInging (HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING)
*Jesus, Lead the Way (ROCHELLE)


Responsorial Psalms

Psalm 23: The Lord Is My Shepherd (R. Proulx)
Psalm 23: Shepherd Me, O God (M. Haugen)
Psalm 25  (2 choices)

To You, O Lord, I Lift My Soul (M. Guimont)
To You, O Lord, I Lift My Soul (M. Haugen)

Psalm 27: The Lord Is My Light (D. Haas)
Psalm 62: Rest in God (R.J. Batastini)
Psalm 63: My Soul Is Thirsting (D.C. Isele)
Psalm 103  (2 choices)

The Lord Is Kind and Merciful (J. Cotter)
The Lord Is Kind and Merciful (M. Haugen)

Psalm 116  (2 choices)

In the Land of the Living (D. Haas)
I Will Walk in the Presence of the Lord (R. Proulx)

Psalm 130: I Place All My Trust (J. Gelineau)


Preparation Music

Any previously listed piece with an asterisk may be appropriate here.

Ave Maria (J.S. Bach,  arr. C. Gounod,  cantor solo)
Ave Maria (F. Schubert,  cantor solo)
*Be Not Afraid (B. Dufford)
Eye Has Not Seen (M. Haugen)
*How Great Thou Art (O STORE GUD)
On Eagle's Wings (M. Joncas)
*Rest in Peace (MOEHR)
*Steal Away to Jesus (African-American Spiritual)
There Is a Balm in Gilead (African-American Spiritual)
We Have Been Told (D. Haas)
You Are Mine (D. Haas)
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need (RESIGNATION)
The King of Love My Shepherd Is (ST. COLUMBIA)
Blest Are They (D. Haas)
*I Know that My Redeemer Lives ( Music for Rite of Funerals)
*Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling (W. Thompson)
*I Have Loved You (M. Joncas)

Communion Music

Any piece from "Responsorial Psalms" or from "Preparation Music" may be appropriate here.

Lux aeterna (Gregorian Chant,  cantor solo)
Take and Eat (M. Joncas)
You Satisfy the Hungry Heart (BICENTENNIAL)
At That First Eucharist (UNDE ET MEMORES)
I Am the Bread of Life (BREAD OF LIFE)


Song of Farewell

Saints of God (D. Haas)
Song of Farewell (E. Sands)
Song of Farewell (OLD HUNDRETH)


Closing Antiphon or Hymn

Any previously listed piece with an asterisk may be appropriate here.

In Paradisum (Gregorian Chant)
May Saints and Angels Lead You On (TALLIS' CANON)
Jesus, Remember Me (J. Berthier)
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC) - Can only be used for funerals outside of Lent.
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (GROSSER GOTT)
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You (HYMN TO JOY)

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