Hymns and Music
Hymns and music for a funeral are a very personal choice. Below, we have listed the most popular hymns for the funerals that we conduct. Further down this page, you will find some suggestions for music and more modern, popular songs and music. Please do not feel limited to these suggestions – we are here for you to talk to, for you to advise us of specific music and even particular versions of songs or music, to make the funeral of your loved one perfectly tailored and personal to them.
- Abide with me
- All things bright & beautiful
- Alleluia, sing to Jesus
- Amazing grace
- And did those feet (Jerusalem)
- Be still my soul
- Blest are the pure in heart
- Dear Lord and Father of mankind
- Eternal Father, strong to save
- For all the saints
- Great is thy faithfulness
- Guide me O thou great Redeemer
- How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
- I am the bread of life
- I heard the voice of Jesus say
- Immortal invisible
- In heavenly love abiding
- Jesus lives! Thy terrors now
- Jesu, lover of my soul
- Just as I am without one plea
- Lead us heavenly Father, lead us
- Lord of all hopefulness
- Love divine all loves excelling
- Loves redeeming work is done
- Make me a channel of your peace
- Morning has broken
- Now thank we all our God
- O God, our help in ages past
- O Jesus I have promised
- O Lord my God (how great thou art)
- O love that wilt not let me go
- On a hill far away (old rugged cross)
- Peace, perfect peace
- Praise my soul the king of heaven
- Rock of ages, cleft for me
- The day thou gavest
- The king of love my shepherd is
- The Lord’s my shepherd
- The strife is o’er, the battle done
- There is a green hill far away
- There is a Redeemer
- Thine be the glory
- To God be the glory
- When I survey the wondrous cross
- What a friend we have in Jesus
At H. Porter & Sons we have noticed that music trends change over the years, but generally, we are often asked for a mixture of vintage and modern pieces.
We have included a list of ten music pieces and ten pop songs (all from different decades) to begin to get you thinking. We will update this list periodically; the titles below are ones that have been included in our funerals this year:
Music:
- In the Mood (Glen Miller)
- Pachelbel Canon in D major
- Theme to Test Match Special
- Theme to Match of the Day
- Nimrod (Enigma Variations, Elgar)
- Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky)
- Lark Ascending (Vaughan Williams)
- Clair de Lune (Debussy)
- Ave Maria (Bach)
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Willis)
Songs:
- Supermarket Flowers (Ed Sheeran)
- Yesterday Once More (The Carpenters)
- End of the Line (George Harrison/Traveling Wilburys)
- My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion)
- Wind Beneath my Wings (Bette Middler)
- Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Monty Python)
- Days (The Kinks)
- Take my Hand Precious Lord (Elvis Presley)
- Goin’ Back (Dusty Springfield)
- Time to say Goodbye (Sartori)