Music is often the part of a funeral people remember most. Below are the songs families ask for most often — from traditional airs with full lyrics to modern favourites shown as short excerpts. Every one can be dropped into your order of service booklet and typeset beautifully.
Lyrics are shown in full where the song is in the public domain; modern works are shown as a short excerpt.
Traditional / Frederic Weatherly — A much-loved Irish air — tender, nostalgic and often chosen for its gentle farewell.
Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen, and down the mountainside.
The summer's gone, and all the roses falling,
It's you, it's you must go, and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow,
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow,
'Tis I'll be there in sunshine or in shadow,
Oh, Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.
Frank Sinatra — A defiant, life-affirming choice for a service that celebrates a life lived on the person's own terms.
And now, the end is near,
And so I face the final curtain.
Shown as an excerpt. If you would like the full lyrics included in your printed order of service, we can help you source and typeset them.
Bette Midler — A thank-you to a quietly supportive partner, parent or friend.
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
And everything I would like to be?
Shown as an excerpt. If you would like the full lyrics included in your printed order of service, we can help you source and typeset them.
Vera Lynn — A hopeful, wartime favourite that still brings comfort today.
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when,
But I know we'll meet again some sunny day.
Shown as an excerpt. If you would like the full lyrics included in your printed order of service, we can help you source and typeset them.
Robbie Williams — A modern classic that speaks of protection and love beyond a person's presence.
And through it all she offers me protection,
A lot of love and affection, whether I'm right or wrong.
Shown as an excerpt. If you would like the full lyrics included in your printed order of service, we can help you source and typeset them.
Judy Garland — Dreamy and hopeful — a gentle way to say goodbye to someone who made life brighter.
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high,
There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby.
Shown as an excerpt. If you would like the full lyrics included in your printed order of service, we can help you source and typeset them.
Elvis Presley / Willie Nelson — A quiet apology and declaration of love, often chosen by a partner.
Maybe I didn't love you quite as good as I should have,
Maybe I didn't hold you quite as often as I could have.
Shown as an excerpt. If you would like the full lyrics included in your printed order of service, we can help you source and typeset them.
Secret Garden / Josh Groban — Uplifting and spiritual without being tied to one faith.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains,
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas.
Shown as an excerpt. If you would like the full lyrics included in your printed order of service, we can help you source and typeset them.
Traditional / Schubert — A timeless sacred setting, often chosen for Catholic and Christian services.
Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,
Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Traditional — A spiritual of release and homecoming, sung with warmth and community.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.
I looked over Jordan, and what did I see,
Coming for to carry me home?
A band of angels coming after me,
Coming for to carry me home.
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