I perform a selection of heart-felt songs and instrumentals, accompanying myself with the choice of piano or harp, in Limerick City, County, and surrounding areas.
I appreciate that notice is typically short when organizing a funeral mass, so I do what I can to offer support for music planning during this time – whether that means selecting some beautiful hymns for you, or working with your own requests at short notice.
I can also play an mp3 recording of any song through my sound system, should there be a particular version of a song that is significant to the family or loved one.
Below is an outline for Catholic funeral mass music, and I am also available for humanist and other non-religious funerals and memorials.
Choosing approximately six hymns & two instrumentals is enough to complete the funeral mass music, but you can have more music if you wish. The following is a selection of hymns, secular songs, and instrumentals, grouped into suggestions for each part of the mass, to make it as easy as possible to choose appropriate music:
Entrance Music / Opening Hymn
Amazing Grace
As I Kneel Before You
Christ Be Beside Me
Be Thou My Vision
Bi Iosa Im Croise
Here I Am, Lord
Morning Has Broken
Nella Fantasia
Queen of the May
The Lord Is My Shepherd (Traditional)
The Lord Is My Shepherd (Celtic Expressions)
Responsorial Psalm
Be Thou My Vision
Hiding Place
I Found The Treasure
Mo Ghrá Thú
On Eagle’s Wings
The Clouds Veil
Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia)
Seinn Alleluia
Or, follow this link to find 5 Alleluias https://soundcloud.com/claireheffernan-com/5-alleluias
Offertory
A Mhuire Mhatháir
Ag Criost an Siol
Amazing Grace
As I Kneel Before You
Be Still For The Presence of the Lord
Jesus, Remember Me
Pie Jesu (Lloyd Webber)
There Is A Place
Sign of Peace
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
May The Peace Of The Lord Be With You
An Irish air (various)
Communion (Usually 2-3 songs)
Amazing Grace
Angel (In the Arms of an Angel)
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Be Not Afraid
Be Still My Soul
Bright Blue Rose
Here I Am, Lord
I Watch The Sunrise
Nella Fantasia
Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
The Clouds Veil
The Deer’s Cry (I Arise Today)
The Prayer
The Rose
The Voyage
The Water Is Wide
You Are Mine
You Raise Me Up
Background instrumental music options the for blessing of the coffin and/or congregation sympathising with the family
An Irish air (various)
Instrumental versions of hymns
I Giorni
The Rivers Flows In You
Recessional (sang or instrumental)
Abide With Me
Amazing Grace
Angel (In the Arms of an Angel)
Bring Him Home – instrumental
Come Away With Me (Nora Jones)
Everglow (Coldplay) – instrumental
Fields of Gold
Gabriel’s Oboe
Going Home
How Great Thou Art
May It Be (Enya)
May The Road Rise To Meet You
Nearer My God To Thee
Nella Fantasia
Queen of the May
Songbird
Steal Away
The Voyage
Time To Say Goodbye
Wind Beneath My Wings
You Raise Me Up
Other Hymns (the following are available with piano only)
Ave Verum Corpus (Mozart)
Panis Angelicus