CELEBRATING YOUR LOVED ONE'S LIFE
Funeral Ceremony
The song options are sorted below by the different stages of the funeral ceremony. If you have a song with sentimental value that is not included then do not hesitate to ask and Catherine will be happy to learn it for you.
Processional / Entrance:
The following songs are popular choices for this section of the funeral ceremony:
- I watch the Sunrise (close to you)
- Abide with me
- Amazing grace
- Nearer my god to thee
- Make me a channel of your peace
- Morning has broken
- How great thou art
- Christ be beside me
- Ill sing a hymn to Mary
- Holy God we praise thy name
- Christ be our light
Psalm (this is sung in between the 1st and 2nd reading )
The following songs are popular choices for this section of the funeral ceremony:
- Hear I am Lord
- The Lord is my Shepherd
- Only in God
- Be not afraid
- Eagles Wings
- Shepherd me , oh God
- Where ever you go
- As the deer pants for the water
- Do not let your hearts be troubled
- The Lord is my light
Offertory
The following songs are popular choices for this section of the funeral ceremony:
- Take Lord receive
- Amazing Grace
- In bread we bring you lord
- Take our bread
- As i kneel before you
- Ag criost an siol
- Gifts of bread and wine
- Servent song
- Ave Maria
Communion / Recessional
The following songs are popular choices for this section of the funeral ceremony:
- Ave Maria
- Amazing Grace
- Be still my soul
- The clouds veil
- Hail queen of Heaven
- be still for the presence of the lord
- The hiding place
- Sweet sacrament devine
- Queen of the may
- Soul of my savior
- Sweet heart of jesus
- As I kneel before you
- Oceans , where feet may fail
- God is
- Alone , yet not alone
- Make me a channel of your peace
- Bind us together lord
- Christ be beside me
- Golden rose , lady of knock
- Only a shadow
- Breathe On Me, Breath Of God
- Come To The Garden
- Going Home
- How Great Thou Art.
- May The Road Rise To Meet You
- Nearer my God to thee
- The Old rugged cross
- The Voice Of An Angel.
- You are mine
- One Bread one cup
- may songs of the angels welcome you
- Jesus remember me
Non-liturgical Songs
Popular non-liturgical songs for the recessional / leaving the church:
- Raglan road
- Parting Glass
- Song for Ireland
- The night visiting song - Luke Kelly
- Sweet sixteen
- Grace
- Somewhere over the rainbow
- Bright blue rose
- No frontiers
- Wind beneath my wings
- Love me tender
- Bring him home
- Jealous of the angels
- Go rest high on that mountain
- Lullaby - Billy Joel
- You'll never be the sun
- You can let go now daddy
- Supermarket flowers
- The old man - The Fureys
- You'll never walk alone
- Bridge over troubled waters
