Liturgical Music
Katie Cavallo
Funerals

Funeral Music Planning Guide
My sincerest condolences on the recent loss of your loved one. It is my hope that the music I provide will bring comfort and a spirit of peace as you grieve.
If you are planning music for a funeral outside of the Catholic tradition, you have flexibility to pick from a wide range of musical genres. Please don't hesitate to select music from your cultural or religious background or songs that are meaningful to you.
If you would like a song or multiple songs in a language beside English, don't hesitate to ask! I can sing in Spanish, Polish, Tagalog, Latin, Italian, Arabic, and German. Videos are found below.
You will find recordings below the videos of popular songs from funerals in the Christian tradition. You are not required to pick songs from this list. There are a plethora of songs available and I can help guide you if you need direction.
For Catholic Funerals:
In a general sense, music that is appropriate for a Catholic Mass is appropriate for a Catholic Funeral Liturgy. It is not necessary for you to make any selections, but if you prefer to select the music, I have assembled a list of commonly used songs at Funeral Liturgies.
You may choose:
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One Responsorial Psalm
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One "Song of Farewell" (sung during the Final Commendation)
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Up to five hymns:
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Entrance
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Preparation of the Gifts
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Communion
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Communion Reflection (If a Communion Reflection song is chosen, please know that it may shorten the Communion song depending on the size of the assembly)
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Recessional
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Most Popular Traditional Funeral Hymns
Amazing Grace: https://youtu.be/CjyKVuK1yR4
Ave Maria (Schubert): https://youtu.be/KQ1JRPctTho
Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod): https://youtu.be/o5_klz2M-Xg
Be Not Afraid: https://youtu.be/4_GEznQwg_8
Be Thou My Vision: https://youtu.be/ITH_LbTFuf0
Come to the Water: https://youtu.be/Hu6g8BJrAUk
Eye Has Not Seen: https://youtu.be/wsq-YzGTraQ
For All the Saints: https://youtu.be/3oiaID1dM-8
Go In Peace (Sarah Hart): https://youtu.be/AafudfjbaKc
Here I Am, Lord: https://youtu.be/YKCVTfpjjIg
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty: https://youtu.be/LSwoFp3Uw2k
Hosea (Come Back To Me): https://youtu.be/oQJXTPp_GeQ
How Great Thou Art: https://youtu.be/S_JiHe0xDLI
I Am the Bread of Life: https://youtu.be/fvFJSTFQOyE
I Have Loved You: https://youtu.be/D_5B1b9yR24
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say: https://youtu.be/ZvTbrAI9b90
I Know That My Redeemer Lives: https://youtu.be/uTqWB96WZG4
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light: https://youtu.be/HqbwtcVQ9K8
Jesus, Remember Me: https://youtu.be/KojgMTKSfo0
Just a Closer Walk with Thee: https://youtu.be/GSEBB01yVSk
Lord of All Hopefulness: https://youtu.be/R1TsLE5C7K8
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (Prayer of St. Francis):
O God, Our Help in Ages Past: https://youtu.be/nhWA6ThgEKg
On Eagle's Wings: https://youtu.be/GJR-26rPRt8
Precious Lord, Take My Hand: https://youtu.be/BEgVwaMk_Uo
Shelter Me, O God: https://youtu.be/RemGuFnaExg
Sing With All the Saints in Glory: https://youtu.be/rXQhpzJ3ZJs
What Wondrous Love is This: https://youtu.be/h4jlizt98z8
Responsorial Psalms
Psalm 23: Shepherd Me, O God:
Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd (Crandal):
Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd (Blakesley):
Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd (Keil): https://youtu.be/47r0A4Dcu9Y
Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd (Sensmeier):
Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd (Guimont): https://youtu.be/gXN3Jvk_Oj8
Psalm 23: I Shall Live in the House (Crandal):
Psalm 23: I Shall Live in the House (Keil): https://youtu.be/gXPOw_aO1tk
Psalm 25: To You, O Lord (Haugen):
https://youtu.be/fNJvmVJ9T5w
Psalm 25: To You, O Lord (Joncas):
https://youtu.be/aZZFcKW2XT8
Psalm 25: To You, O Lord (Smith):
https://youtu.be/oEWdd4uQGEU
Psalm 25: To You, O Lord (Soper):
Psalm 103: The Lord is Kind and Merciful (Cotter)
https://youtu.be/8WCzoFHbTAY?si=2QxCzm3d0nFKC-jp
Psalm 103: The Lord is Kind and Merciful (Guimont)
https://youtu.be/3V1NbblT1Mc?si=sAEWlhRsopwchdxf
Psalm 103: The Lord is Kind and Merciful (Haugen)
https://youtu.be/7RwoxtSYD7g?si=2_ENvPo6ispT2l0I
Psalm 103: The Lord is Kind and Merciful (Hughes)
https://youtu.be/KIa3ORxZbs4?si=2HlTONoyNqC99lbF
Psalm 103: The Lord is Kind and Merciful (Manalo)
https://youtu.be/dBpuj3XgpbQ?si=TQChajWzhrHPKkDn
Psalm 103: The Lord is Kind and Merciful (Modlin)
https://youtu.be/yVzKh3rGlvo?si=70XJkFsB1mu8lfBX
Psalm 130: With the Lord There is Mercy (Guimont)
https://youtu.be/vEfsujmTZuA?si=8-ZdGzNDN0T_-qMa
Psalm 130: With the Lord There is Mercy (Haugen)
https://youtu.be/YJfXaIdwlgw?si=yoddNYtSL_TsLUlg
Psalm 130: With the Lord There is Mercy (Modlin)
https://youtu.be/XII34-L02nU?si=nu601ErX-znCxeRb
Psalm 130: With the Lord There is Mercy (Schiavone)
https://youtu.be/NhdWMcjXiNA?si=k2UMcErwL0mWxUsV
Psalm 131: In You, Lord (Alstott)
https://youtu.be/e4GJUUqNG7w?si=1xbQ2fqlf0--ISQg
Psalm 131: In You, O Lord (Guimont)
https://youtu.be/2QvpPNAhleE?si=C-CMEy8UXMfl4Awm
Psalm 138: On the Day I Called (Cooney)
https://youtu.be/6TY9WoJ8Ke8?si=bx9Su5hAT-BXsf8M
Alternate Funeral Hymns and Songs
Recorded songs found on the right indicated with a *
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)*
Abide with Me
All the Way My Savior Leads Me
Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) - Chris Tomlin*
Because He Lives (Amen) - Chris Tomlin
Blessed Assurance
Blessings - Laura Story
Center of My Life*
Come Thou Fount
Come to Me, O Weary Traveler*
Come to the Water*
Down to the River to Pray
Dwellers in the Holy City
Eternal Father (Navy Hymn)
God Weeps with Us Who Weep and Mourn
Going Home - Chris Tomlin
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Hosea*
I Can Only Imagine - MercyMe*
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light*
I'll Fly Away
In Christ Alone*
It Is Well With My Soul
Lady of Knock
Morning Has Broken
Neither Death nor Life
O God, You Search Me*
Rest Now in Me
Shepherd of My Heart*
Song of St. Patrick*
Soon and Very Soon*
The King of Love My Shepherd Is*
The Lord is Near
There are Many Rooms
Thy Will - Hillary Scott
Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) - Mark Hayes
We Shall Rise Again*
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
What Wondrous Love is This*
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
When the Saints
You are All We Have*
You are Near*
Song of Farewell
May Holy Angels Lead You (Oh Danny Boy Melody)
May the Angels Lead You into Paradise
The Hand of God Shall Hold You
This Day in New Jerusalem
Song of Farewell ("Dying you destroyed our death, rising...")
Song of Farewell Old Hundredth
In Paradisum - English (Chant)
In Paradisum - Latin (Chant)
Spanish Songs
**Recordings unavailable at this time
Aqui estoy Señor / Here I Am, Lord
Yo Soy el Pan de Vida / I Am the Bread of Life
Hazme un Instrumento de Tu Paz / Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
Pescador de Hombres / Lord, When You Came to the Seashore
Un Pan, Un Cuerpo / One Bread, One Body
Te Presentamos
Renuevame
Santa Maria del camino
El espiritu de Dios
El Viñador