Funeral Music

Music selections are not limited to those listed here but must be sacred music appropriate for liturgy.  We have offered this to help you remember pieces that are appropriate for a funeral liturgy. If you have a favorite piece from the secular world, you may consider having it played at the funeral home before you leave for the church.   There are four selections for a funeral mass.  For questions about music selections please contact Oksana Berezkina (508-660-4700)
Hymns marked with an asterisk * and NOT allowed during Lenten season.

Gathering/Recessional Hymns

• Alleluia!  Sing to Jesus*
• Amazing Grace 
• Be Not Afraid 
• Blest Be the Lord
• By All Your Saints Still Striving 
• Come to Me 
• For All the Saints*
• Here I Am, Lord 
• Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord, God Almighty
• How Great Thou Art 
• I Know that My Redeemer Lives
• Jerusalem, My Happy Home 
• Let There Be Peace on Earth 
• Lead Me, Guide Me 
• Lift High the Cross 
• Morning Has Broken
• O God, Our Help in Ages Past
• On Eagle’s Wings
• Shall We Gather at the River 
• Sing a New Song 
• Sing with All the Saints in Glory 
• The Strife Is O’er* 
• We Are the Light of the World
• We Shall Rise Again 
• We Walk by Faith 
• Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones* 

• Abide with Me 
• Alleluia #1 *
• All Is Well with My Soul
• At the Name of Jesus 
• Ave Maria 
• Ave Maria 
• Ave Maria 
• Beautiful Savior  
• Be Still and Know that I Am God  
• I Know that My Redeemer Lives 
• Be Still, My Soul 
• Hosea 
• Hail Mary: Gentle Woman 
• I Heard the Voice of Jesus 
• In the Garden 
• Only This I Want 
• Prayer of St. Francis 
• Shepherd of Souls 
• Softly and Tenderly 
• This Alone
• We Remember

•  All I Ask of You 
• At the Lamb’s High Feast 
• Ave Verum
• Behold the Lamb 
• Bread of Life 
• Bread of Life 
• Eat This Bread 
• Gift of Finest Wheat 
• I Am the Bread of Life 
• I Received the Living God 
• Lord, Who at Thy First Eucharist 
• Panis Angelicus
• Panis Angelicus
• Shepherd of My Heart
• Shepherd of Souls 
• Taste and See  
• These Alone Are Enough 
• The Clouds’ Veil 
• You Are Near

• I Know that My Redeemer Lives (S. Soper) 556
• Song of Farewell (OLD HUNDRETH) 134, “Come to his/her aid, o Saints of God…”
• Song of Farewell (E. Sands) 553, “May the choirs of angels come to greet you…”
• Nearer, My God, to Thee (L. Mason)
• Songs of the Angels (B. Dufford), “May songs of the angels welcome you and guide you along your way…”
• Irish Blessing (B. Fabing), “May the road rise up to meet you…”
• Celtic Song of Farewell (Air from Country Derry), “May choirs of angels lead you into paradise…”  (to the tune of “Danny Boy”)
• O Loving God (Air from Country Derry) 550
• “O loving God, we send your daughter/son home to you…” (to the tune of “Danny Boy”)
• Jesus, Remember Me (Taizé) GC 422  “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom…”
• In Paradisum (Chant, Mode VII and Mode VIII) 136, “In paradisum deducant te angeli…”  (“May angels guide you and bring you into paradise”)

• #16 Center of My Life (P. Inwood) 665, “O Lord, you are the center of my life: I will always praise you, I will always serve you, I will always keep you in my sight.” 
• #16 Shelter Me, O God (B. Hurd) 689, “Shelter me, O God; hide me in the shadow of your wings. You alone are my hope.” 
• # 23 The Lord Is My Shepherd (J. Gelineau) GC 24, “The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want” or “My shepherd is the Lord; nothing, indeed, shall I want.
• #23 Shepherd me, O God (M. Haugen) GC 23, “Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants, beyond my fears, from death into life.”
• #24 I Have Loved You (M. Joncas) 623, “I have  loved you with an everlasting love, I have called you and you are mine.”
• #25 To You, O Lord (M. Haugen) GC 26, “To you, O Lord, I lift my soul, to you, I lift my soul.”
• #34 The Cry of the Poor (J. Foley) 829, “The Lord hears the cry of the poor. Blessed be the Lord.”
• #43 As the Deer Longs for Flowing Streams (O WALY, WALY) 663, “As the deer longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for you, O Go.’  
• #91 On Eagle’s Wings (M. Joncas) 671, “And he will raise you up on eagle’s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun and hold you in the palm of his hand.”
• #91 Be with Me, Lord (M. Haugen) GC 50, “Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble, be with me, Lord, I pray.”
• #103 The Lord Is Kind and Merciful (M. Haugen), GC 59, “The Lord is kind and merciful, the Lord is kind and merciful.”
• #130 My Soul Is Longing for Your Peace, Near to You, My God (L. Deiss)
• #139 You Are Near (D. Schutte) 667, “O Lord, I know you are near, standing always at my side…”

• #16 Center of My Life (P. Inwood) 665, “O Lord, you are the center of my life: I will always praise you, I will always serve you, I will always keep you in my sight.” 
• #16 Shelter Me, O God (B. Hurd) 689, “Shelter me, O God; hide me in the shadow of your wings. You alone are my hope.” 
• # 23 The Lord Is My Shepherd (J. Gelineau) GC 24, “The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want” or “My shepherd is the Lord; nothing, indeed, shall I want.”
• #23 Shepherd me, O God (M. Haugen) GC 23, “Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants, beyond my fears, from death into life.”
• #24 I Have Loved You (M. Joncas) 623, “I have  loved you with an everlasting love, I have called you and you are mine.”
• #25 To You, O Lord (M. Haugen) GC 26, “To you, O Lord, I lift my soul, to you, I lift my soul.”
• #34 The Cry of the Poor (J. Foley) 829, “The Lord hears the cry of the poor. Blessed be the Lord.”
• #43 As the Deer Longs for Flowing Streams (O WALY, WALY) 663, “As the deer longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for you, O Go.’  
• #91 On Eagle’s Wings (M. Joncas) 671, “And he will raise you up on eagle’s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun and hold you in the palm of his hand.”
• #91 Be with Me, Lord (M. Haugen) GC 50, “Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble, be with me, Lord, I pray.”
• #103 The Lord Is Kind and Merciful (M. Haugen), GC 59, “The Lord is kind and merciful, the Lord is kind and merciful.”
• #130 My Soul Is Longing for Your Peace, Near to You, My God (L. Deiss)
• #139 You Are Near (D. Schutte) 667, “O Lord, I know you are near, standing always at my side…”

• Lady of Knock (D. Scallon)
• Going Home (Dvorak)
• In Remembrance (R. Courtney/B. Red)
• Coming Home (Rev. J. Genito), “Coming home to peace, coming home to love, coming home, coming home to you…”