Songs lyrics can be placed within funeral programs very nicely. We have a nice selection of funeral program templates is at our online store.

The following is a list for your reference of top funeral songs indexed by musical styles or genres. You may opt to include funeral songs within the funeral program that is played by a soloist, instrumentalist, or from a CD recording.

Classical:
Agnus Dei, Choral Evensong for Ascension Day, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, I Know My Redeemer Liveth, Pie Jesu, Requiem, Johann Sebastian Bach’s organ pieces, The Lord’s Prayer, The Twenty-Third Psalm, When I’m Laid in Earth, St. Matthew Passion, Beethoven Symphony No, 7

Traditional Folk Songs:
Amazing Grace, Flowers of the Forest, Greensleeves, Scotland the Brave, Simple Gifts

Rock/Pop:
All My Friends, Bridge over Troubled Water, Crying in the Chapel, Everything Happens for a Reason, Funeral for a Friend, Goodbye My Friend, Go Rest High on The Mountain, I’ll Go to My Grave Loving You, I’ll Remember You, In This Life, Knocking on Heaven’s Door, The Last Song, Last Train Home, Life Is Too Short, A Little Fall of Rain, Morning Has Broken, Stairway to Heaven, Tears in Heaven, You’ve Got a Friend

Musicals:
Climb Every Mountain, Dream a Little Dream of Me, Harbour Lights, The Impossible Dream, Somewhere, Sunrise Sunset, You’ll Never Walk Along, Red Sails in the Sunset

Soul/Blues:
Going Home, Light of Day, Precious Lord, Soon I Will Be Done with the Troubles of This World

Jazz:
Caravan, Come Sunday, Don’t Get Around Much Any More, God Bless the Child, I’ll Be Seeing You, My Way, When the Saints Go Marching In

Religious:
Abide with Me, Beautiful Savior, Because He Lives, Come Ye Disconsolate, How Great Thou Art, I Am the Bread of Life, Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, A Mighty Fortress is Our God, Nearer My God to Thee, O God Our Help in Agest Past, Old Rugged Cross, On Eagele’s Wings, Peace in the Valley, The Strife is O’er, the Battle Done, Shall We Gather by the River (Click here for more funeral hymns)

Gospel Music Artists:
Vanessa Belle Armstrong, Helen Baylor, Shirley Cesar, Dr. Mattie Moss Clark, Rev. James Cleveland, The Five Blind Boys, Rev. Edwin Hawkings, Tramaine Hawkins, Cissy Houston, Mahalia Jackson, The Jackson Southernaires, Rev. John P. Kee, Bobbie Mason, Hezekiah Walker, Richard Smallwood, Dorothy Norwood

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