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
Recorded songs found on the right indicated with a *
Amazing Grace*
Ave Maria* (In Videos above)
Be Not Afraid*
Be Thou My Vision
Blessed Assurance
Come Thou Fount
Eternal Father (Navy Hymn)*
Eye Has Not Seen*
For All the Saints*
Go In Peace (Sarah Hart)* (In Videos above)
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Here I Am, Lord*
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty*
How Great Thou Art*
I Am the Bread of Life*
I Have Loved You*
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say*
I Know That My Redeemer Lives*
I'll Fly Away
It Is Well With My Soul
Just a Closer Walk with Thee*
Lord of All Hopefulness*
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (Prayer of St. Francis) #828*
Morning Has Broken*
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
On Eagle's Wings*
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Shelter Me, O God*
Sing With All the Saints in Glory*
Steal Away to Jesus
The Old Rugged Cross
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross*
When the Saints*
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
Blessings - Laura Story
Center of My Life*
Come to Me, O Weary Traveler*
Come to the Water*
Down to the River to Pray
Dwellers in the Holy City
God Weeps with Us Who Weep and Mourn
Going Home - Chris Tomlin
Hosea*
I Can Only Imagine - MercyMe*
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light*
In Christ Alone*
Lady of Knock
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*
You are All We Have*
You are Near*
Responsorial Psalms
Psalm 23: Shepherd Me, O God
Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd
Psalm 25: To You, O Lord
Psalm 34: Taste and See
Psalm 91: Be With Me
Psalm 103: The Lord is Kind and Merciful
Psalm 116: The Name of God Refrain III
Psalm 121: Our Help Comes from the Lord
Psalm 130: With the Lord There is Mercy
Psalm 131: My Soul is Still
Psalm 138: The Fragrance of Christ
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