Catholic funeral hymns (public domain)
Public-domain hymns with Catholic roots: written by Catholic saints, priests and monks, or taken from Latin and Catholic hymnals. Your parish musician chooses what is sung at a funeral Mass.
7 hymnsPublic domainPlay, project, print
How these were chosen. A hymn is listed here when its words were written by a Catholic saint, priest or monk, or come from a Latin or Catholic source, as recorded on HymnKeys.
7 hymns
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
Holy God, we praise Thy Name;
Lord of all, we bow before Thee!
All on earth Thy scepter claim,
All in Heaven above adore Thee;
Infinite Thy vast domain,
Everlasting is Thy reign.About heaven, hope, praise, Jesus.
Faith of Our Fathers
Faith of our fathers, living still,
In spite of dungeon, fire and sword;
O how our hearts beat high with joy
Whene'er we hear that glorious word!About faith, peace, joy, comfort.
All Creatures of Our God and King
All creatures of our God and King,
Lift up your voice and with us sing,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam!About heaven, praise, Jesus, the Church.
The Strife Is O'er, the Battle Done
The strife is o'er, the battle done;
The triumph of the Lord is won;
O let the song of praise be sung:
Alleluia!About heaven, joy, praise, salvation.
Jerusalem the Golden
Jerusalem the golden,
with milk and honey blest,
Beneath thy contemplation
sink heart and voice oppressed.
I know not, O I know not,
what joys await us there,
What radiancy of glory,
what bliss beyond compare.About heaven, joy, hope, trust in God.
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
O sacred Head, now wounded,
with grief and shame weighed down,
Now scornfully surrounded
with thorns, Thine only crown;
O sacred Head, what glory,
what bliss till now was Thine!
Yet, though despised and gory,
I joy to call Thee mine.About forgiveness, joy, God’s love, salvation.
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly minded,
For with blessing in His hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth,
Our full homage to demand.About Jesus, surrender to God, light.
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