Why it's a good choice: One of the most sung hymns at funerals, this is really a prayer to God to stay with him in death as He did with us in life. Henry Francis Lyte, Vicar of Brixham in Devon ...

A psychologist told Newsweek: "At funerals, music becomes especially powerful, amplifying an already emotionally charged ...

This is one of Charles Wesley’s best-known texts and was written ... And finally, the hymn works extremely well at a funeral with its comforting words telling us good is always with us.