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 ...
And finally, the hymn works extremely well at a funeral with its comforting words telling us good is always with us. Perhaps the most famous and widely used of all the paraphrases of Psalm 23 ...
A. The “Dies Irae” (literally, “day of wrath”) is a 13th-century hymn that served until 1970 as the sequence prayer (following the Gospel) in the standard Catholic funeral ritual.
Selecting music for a funeral is an emotional task, as the right songs can beautifully capture the essence of the person who ...
"It's difficult arranging a funeral. The one thing that I can do is ensure the music is good, appropriate ... Jobe Sullivan The most requested hymns are Amazing Grace, Abide With Me, and All ...