Funeral Songs and Poems

Finding the right songs and poems for a meaningful send-off can make a huge difference to a funeral or memorial. Songwriters and poets often string together the perfect words to express the thoughts and feelings that you're struggling to convey. Along with the words themselves, the addition of music and the use of poetic forms often move us in ways that seem almost magical. Your choice of songs and poems can change the tone of a moment, or influence the mood of the entire ceremony.

We've created a detailed list of our favourite songs and poems for funerals and memorials, with lots of information to help you decide which of these may be the ones that will suit your style of ceremony, as well as the personality of the person who has died.

We've included the official name of the song or poem, as well as the commonly known name for some of them. Next, there is an excerpt of the words that may help bring the song or poem to mind for you - many of these are well-known ones. Along with the excerpt is a description of what the song or poem is about, the sentiment, the style, and the feelings that it may evoke.

At the end of the list are some notes that will help you choose other songs and poems that may be appropriate for your person, based on their relationship to you and others, their personality, the lifestyle they led, and their ethnicity or cultural background.

The list is below, and if you would like to download a free copy there is a "Get Funeral Songs and Poems" button at the top of the page.