
Funeral Music Hymns for Funerals
Singing together can be uplifting, bonding and cathartic. Choose hymns and songs whose words or melody bring to mind the person you are remembering. It might be their favourite tune or the lyrics might express a sentiment that encapsulates their personality and life.
37 Items Found
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Abide with Me
Words: H F Lyte (1793-1847) Music: W H Monk (1823-89)
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide; When other helpers fail, and comforts flee Help of the helpless, … -
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Words: C F Alexander (1818-95) Music: adapted by M Shaw (1875-1958)
All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all … -
Amazing Grace
J Newton (1725-1807)
Amazing grace! how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch; like me! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but … -
And Did Those Feet (Jerusalem)
Words: W Blake (1757-1827) Music: C Hubert H Parry (1848-1918)
And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green? And was the holy Lamb of God On England's pleasant pastures seen? And … -
Be Still For the Presence of the Lord
D J Evans
Be still for the presence of the Lord, The Holy One is here Come bow before Him now, With reverence and fear In Him no … -
Be Thou My Vision
M Byrne (1880-1931) versified E Hull (1860-1935)
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, Be all else but naught to me, save that thou art, Be thou my best thought … -
Beyond the Sunset’s Radiant Glow
J Pollard
Beyond the sunset's radiant glow There is a brighter world, I know, Where golden glories ever shine, Beyond the thought of day's decline. Beyond … -
Blest are the Pure in Heart
Words: J Keble (1792-1866) & others Music: W H Havergal (1793-1870)
Blest are the pure in heart, For they shall see our God; The secret of the Lord is theirs, Their soul is Christ's abode. … -
Crossing the Bar – Hymn
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1889)
Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar When I put out to sea. … -
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
Words: J Whittier (1807-92) Music: C Hubert H Parry (1848-1918)
Dear Lord and Father of mankind, Forgive our foolish ways! Re-clothe us in our rightful mind, In purer lives thy service find, In deeper reverence … -
For the Beauty of the Earth
F S Pierpoint (1835-1917)
For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies: … -
God Be With You
J E Rankin (1828-1904)
God be with you till we meet again; By his counsels guide, uphold you, With his sheep securely fold you: God be with you till … -
Going Home
Words: W A Fisher Music: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) Symphony No 9
Going home, going home, I'm just going home. Quiet-like, slip away- I'll be going home. It's not far, just close by; Jesus is the Door; … -
Great is Thy Faithfulness
T O Chilsholm (1866-1960)
Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; There is no shadow of turning with thee; Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; As … -
Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer
Words: W Williams (1717-91) Music: J Hughes (1873-1932)
Guide me, O thou great Redeemer, Pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty, Hold me with thy powerful hand: Bread … -
How Great Thou Art
C G Boberg (1859-1940)
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder, Consider all the works thy hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the mighty … -
I Danced in the Morning (Lord of the Dance)
Sydney Carter (1915-2004)
I danced in the morning when the world was begun, And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun; And I came … -
Immortal, Invisible
W Charlmers Smith (1824-1908)
Immortal, invisible, God only wise, In light inaccessible hid from our eyes, Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, Almighty, victorious, thy great name … -
In Heavenly Love Abiding
A L Waring (1823-1910)
In heavenly love abiding, No change my heart shall fear; And safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here: The storm may roar without me, … -
Jesu, Lover of my Soul
C Wesley (1707-88)
Jesu, lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high: Hide me, O … -
Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us
Words: J Edmeston (1791-1867)
Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us O'er the world's tempestuous sea; Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, For we have no help but … -
Lead, Kindly Light
J H Newman (1801-90)
Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on; The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead Thou me on; … -
Lord of All Hopefulness
J Struther (1901-53)
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Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
C Wesley (1707-88)
Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down, Fix in us thy humble dwelling, All thy faithful mercies crown. Jesu, thou … -
Meet Me There
F J Crosby (1820-1915)
On the happy, golden shore, Where the faithful part no more, When the storms of life are o’er Meet me there, Where the night dissolves … -
Morning Has Broken
E Farjeon (1881-1965)
Morning has broken Like the first morning, Blackbird has spoken Like the first bird. Praise for the singing, Praise for the morning Praise for them … -
My God, Accept My Heart This Day
M Bridges (1800-94)
My God, accept my heart this day, And make it always thine, That I from Thee no more may stray, No more from thee decline. … -
Nearer My God to Thee
S F Adams (1805-48)
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me; still all my song shall be, nearer, my … -
Now the Green Blade Riseth
J M C Crum (1872-1958)
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O God, Our Help in Ages Past (Psalm 90)
I Watts (1674-1748)
O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home; Under … -
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
Words: G Matheson (1842-1906) Music: Dr A L Peace
O Love that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in thee; I give thee back the life I owe, That in … -
Praise My Soul the King of Heaven (Psalm 103)
Words: H F Lyte (1793-1847) Music: J Goss (1800-80)
Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven; To his feet thy tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Who like me his praise should sing? Praise … -
Rock of Ages Cleft For Me
A M Toplady (1740-78)
Rock of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee; Let the water and the blood, From thy riven side which flowed, Be … -
The Day Thou Gavest
J Ellerton (1826-93)
The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended, The darkness falls at thy behest; To thee our morning hymns ascended, Thy praise shall sanctify our rest. … -
The King of Love my Shepherd Is (Psalm 23)
Sir H W Baker (1821-77)
The King of love my shepherd is, Whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am his And he is mine for ever. … -
The Lord’s My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
Scottish Psalter (1650) Music: J Irvine (1836-87)
The Lord's my shepherd, I’ll not want; He makes me down to lie In pastures green; he leadeth me The quiet waters by. My … -
Will Your Anchor Hold
P J Owens (1829-1907)
Will your anchor hold in the storms of life, When the clouds unfold their wings of strife? When the strong tides lift, and the cables …
