Funeral Hymns
68 public-domain hymns with full lyrics, free to turn into slides.
Funeral hymns carry a grieving congregation through loss toward hope — "Abide with Me," "For All the Saints," and "How Great Thou Art" have comforted mourners for generations. They name both the sorrow of parting and the assurance of resurrection and rest.
This collection gathers public-domain hymns for funerals and services of memorial and committal, free to sing and project. Build a service sheet quickly during a tender week.
Hymns in this collection
- "Till He come!" O let the words BHB 299
- Abide with Me UMH 700
- Be Still, My Soul UMH 534
- Beautiful Home GHS 139
- Behold, A Host, Arrayed in White OHP 24
- Blessed hope that in Jesus is given BHB 28
- Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord SDA 666
- Cling to the Mighty One BHB 36
- Come, Let Us Join Our Friends Above UMH 709
- Come, Ye Disconsolate UMH 510
- Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning OHP 35
- Despair Not, O Heart OHP 37
- Does Jesus Care GHS 196
- Fix Me, Jesus UMH 655
- For All the Saints UMH 711
- For ever with the Lord! BHB 48
- Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah UMH 127
- Here o'er the earth as a stranger I roam BHB 72
- His Eye Is on the Sparrow FWS 2146
- How Beautiful Heaven Must Be GHS 137
- I Want Jesus to Walk with Me UMH 521
- I Want to Be Ready UMH 722
- I'm But A Stranger Here OHP 70
- I'm Going Home SDA 437
- If Death My Friend and Me Divide UMH 656
- In Peace and Joy I Now Depart OHP 74
- It Is Well with My Soul UMH 377
- It Is Well With My Soul(When Peace Like a River) OHP 78
- Jerusalem the Golden OHP 79
- Jerusalem, My Happy Home SDA 420
- Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley FWS 2112
- Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me UMH 509
- Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart OHP 104
- My Jesus, As Thou Wilt OHP 109
- My rest is in heaven, my rest is not here BHB 160
- My Shepherd Will Supply My Need SDA 104
- Near to the Heart of God UMH 472
- Nearer, My God, to Thee UMH 528
- No Night There SDA 427
- No Tears In Heaven GHS 148
- O God, Our Help SDA 103
- O God, Our Help in Ages Past UMH 117
- O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go UMH 480
- O They've reached the sunny shore BHB 348
- Oh Love That Will Not Let Me Go GHS 90
- Peace Perfect Peace GHS 237
- Psalm 13 UMH 746
- Psalm 4 UMH 741
- Safe in the arms of Jesus BHB 243
- Shall We Gather at the River UMH 723
- Sing with All the Saints in Glory UMH 702
- Stand By Me UMH 512
- Steal Away to Jesus UMH 704
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot UMH 703
- The Homeland SDA 436
- The Last Mile Of The Way GHS 58
- The Lord Himself shall come BHB 272
- The Lord's My Shepherd OHP 174
- The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want UMH 136
- There Is a Balm in Gilead UMH 375
- Though in the Midst of Life We Be OHP 184
- Under His Wings OHP 191
- We Have Heard SDA 453
- We Speak of the Realms SDA 434
- We'll Understand It Better By and By UMH 525
- When languor and disease invade BHB 320
- When peace, like a river, attendeth my way BHB 324
- When We All Get to Heaven UMH 701
Frequently asked questions
What are the most common funeral hymns?
"Abide with Me," "For All the Saints," "How Great Thou Art," "The King of Love My Shepherd Is," and "Now the Day Is Over" are among the most-requested funeral hymns and appear in this public-domain collection.
What hymns offer comfort to a grieving family?
Many families choose hymns of trust and rest such as "Abide with Me" or "It Is Well with My Soul." Our comfort and assurance collections offer further public-domain options that families often find consoling.
