Popular hymns
Here you will find some of the most popular hymns that form part of services to celebrate the loss of a loved one. These hymns, whether centuries old or modern, call on our faith to strengthen us during this time of loss.
To help you find an appropriate piece we have selected hymns in a variety of arrangements and styles.
Below is a choice of instrumental and classical religious pieces, all popular choices for funeral and memorial services.
1 Abide with me
Henry Francis Lyte
2 Amazing Grace
John Newton
3 Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
John Greenleaf Whittier
4 Love Divine, all loves excelling
Charles Wesley
5 Rock of Ages
Augustus M. Toplady
6 The Old Rugged Cross
George Bennard
7 The Day Thou Gavest Lord Has Ended
John Ellerton
8 Jerusalem
William Blake
9 All Things Bright and Beautiful
Cecil F. Alexander
10 Alleleuia, Sing to Jesus
William Chatterton Dix
Classical Choral and Instrumental Music
Time to reflect and remember is an important part of a funeral or memorial service and this selection of some beautiful classical pieces will give that time to those present. From simple beauty to uplifting praise, these moving pieces are all popular choices.
1 Ave Maria
Franz Schubert
2 The Lord is My Shepard
Psalm 23
3 Pie Jesu from Requiem
Gabriel Faure
4 Ubi caritas
Maurice Durufle
5 O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen
6 Ave Verum Corpus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7 In Paradisum from Requiem
Gabriel Faure
8 Symphony No. 2
– Resurrection VI : Urlicht
Gustav Mahler
9 Palestrina Requiem,
Missa pro defunctis V: Agnus Dei
10 Funeral Sentences for the
Death of Queen Mary II: VI
Henry Purcell
