Suggestions for music at a funeral or memorial service
Please find below a list of music suggestions for a funeral or memorial service. They are organized according to possible locations in the funeral liturgy. Nevertheless, you may choose to use a hymn in some other place in the service. If you wish to see an online hymnal with accompanying music, please visit the Oremus website.
Suggestions for opening hymns:
Hymn 680 “O God our help in ages past”
Hymn 208 “The strife is o’er”
Hymn 688 “A mighty fortress in our God”
Hymn 410 “Praise my soul the King of Heaven”
Hymn 215 “Hail the day that sees him rise”
Hymn 304 “I come with joy to meet my Lord”
Hymn 608 “Eternal Father strong to save”
Suggestions for sequence hymns (before the Gospel is read):
Hymn 383 “Fairest Lord Jesus”
Hymn 482 “Lord of all hopefulness”
Hymn 455 “O love of God”
Hymn 423 “Immortal, invisible, God only wise”
Suggestions for offertory hymns:
Hymn 339 “Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness”
Hymn 665 “All my hope on God is founded”
Hymn 357 “Jesus, son of Mary”
Hymn 379 “God is love, let heaven adore him”
Suggestions for communion hymns:
Hymn 314 “Humbly I adore thee, Verity unseen”
Hymn 469 “There’s a wideness in God’s mercy”
Hymn 692 “I heard the voice of Jesus say”
Hymn 620 “Jerusalem, my happy home”
Suggestions for closing hymns:
Hymn 287 “For all the saints”
Hymn 24 “The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended”
Hymn 671 “Amazing grace”
Hymn 618 “Ye watchers and ye holy ones”
Hymn 662 “Abide with me”
