Suggested Funeral Music selections

I Have Loved You

Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd

Shepherd Me, O God

The Lord Is Kind And Merciful

Refrain: Abba! Abba Father! You are the potter, we are the clay, the work of your hands. Mold us. Mold us and fashion us into the image of Jesus your Son.

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see.

As grains of wheat are gathered in we come together from lives apart we bring our hearts to make one whole.

Refrain: For many are we and broken we've come but we shall become one

You shall cross the barren desert but you shall not die of thirst You shall wander far in safety Though you do not know the way. You shall speak your words in foreign lands and all will understand You shall see the face of God and live.

Refrain: Be not afraid I go before you always Come follow Me And I shall give you rest.

Refrain: Beyond the moon and stars, as deep as night, so great our hunger, Lord, to see your light. The sparrow finds her home beneath your wing, so may we come to rest where angels sing.

Our eyes have long to see your loving face, to live within your courts for all our days

Refrain: Bread for the world; a world of hunger. Wine for all peoples; people who thirst. May we who eat be bread for others. May we who drink pour out our love.

Lord Jesus Christ, you are the bread of life, broken to reach and heal the wounds of human pain. Where we divide your people, you are waiting there on bended knee to wash our feet with endless care

Refrain: Bread of life, hope of the world, Jesus Christ, our brother; feed us now, give us life, lead us to one another.

As we proclaim your death as we recall your life, We remember your promise to return again

Bread of life and cup of hope, we come as gift to you. Change our hearts; fill us with peace. Transform our lives anew. Open our eyes so that we might see your presence in one another. Your life, poured out in love today, unites us all in you.

Refrain: Come to me, all who labor and are heavy burdened, and I shall give you rest. Take up my yoke and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart.

And you’ll find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall never be in need. Fresh and green are the meadows where he gives me rest.

Refrain: Eye has not seen, ear has not heard what God has ready for those who love him; Spirit of love, come, give us the mind of Jesus, teach us the wisdom of God.

When pain and sorrow weigh us down, be near to us, O Lord, forgive the weakness of our faith, and bear us up within your peaceful word.

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! Faith of our fathers! Holy faith! We will be true to thee till death!

Refrain: Fly like a bird to the Lord, my soul. I want to soar like an eagle. Though I may journey far away from home, I know I'll never be alone.

O God, you know who I am. You know my hopes and my dreams. In my pondering and fears, in my joy and in my tears, O God, your presence is real.

For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies; Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.

For the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night, hill and vale, and tree and flower, sun and moon, and stars of light; Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.

For the fruits of this creation, thanks be to God. For the gifts of every nation, thanks be to God. For the plowing, sowing, reaping, silent growth while we are sleeping, future needs in earth's safekeeping, thanks be to God.

Refrain: You satisfy the Hungry Heart, With gift of Finest Wheat Come Give to Us oh saving Lord, The bread of life to eat.

As when the shepherd calls his sheep, They know and heed his voice. So when you call your family Lord, We follow and rejoice.

Refrain: Glory and praise to our God, who alone gives light to our days. Many are the blessings he bears to those who trust in his ways.

We, the daughters and sons of him who built the valleys and plains, praise the wonders our God has done in ev’ry heart that sings.

God of day and God of darkness, now we stand before the night. As the shadows stretch and deepen, come and make our darkness bright. All creation still is groaning for the dawning of your might. When the Son of peace and justice fills the earth with radiant light.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blest is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of death. Amen.

Refrain: Gentle woman, quiet light, morning star, so strong and bright, gentle Mother, peaceful dove, teach us wisdom; teach us love.

You were chosen by the Father; you were chosen for the Son. You were chosen from all women and for woman, shining one.

Healing river of the Spirit, bathe the wounds that living brings. Plunge our pain, our sin, our sadness deep beneath your sacred springs. Weary from the restless searching that has lured us from your side, we discover in your presence peace the world cannot provide.

Refrain: Come and be filled here at this table. Food for all who hunger and drink for all who thirst. Drink of his love, wine of salvation. You shall live forever in Jesus Christ the Lord.

You who labor for justice, you who labor for peace, you who steady the plow in the field of the Lord.

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder, Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Refrain: Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee, How great Thou art, How great Thou art. Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee, How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

I am the Bread of Life. You who come to me shall not hunger; and who believe in me shall not thirst. No one can come to me unless the Father beckons.

Refrain: And I will raise you up, and I will raise you up, and I will raise you up on the last day.

I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Come unto me and rest; lay down, thou weary one, lay down thy head upon my breast." I came to Jesus as I was, so weary, worn, and sad; I found in him a resting place, and he has made me glad.

I know that my Redeemer lives, the One who calls me home. I long to see God face to face, to see with my own eyes.

Refrain: I know that my Redeemer lives, that I shall rise again. I know that my redeemer lives, that I shall rise again.

Long before the mountains came to be and the land and sea and stars of the night, through the endless seasons of all time, you have always been, you will always be.

Refrain: In ev'ry age, O God, you have been our refuge. In ev'ry age, O God, you have been our hope.

I come to the garden alone, While the dew is still on the roses, And the voice I hear falling on my ear The Son of God discloses.

Refrain: And He walks with me, and He talks with me, And He tells me I am His own; And the joy we share as we tarry there, None other has ever known.

** Not in the Breaking Bread missal

We are all hungry people, we need shelter and strength. We are one in our hurting, we are one in our pain. In our suff’ring and sadness, we are saved by the grace of the power and the Spirit that is here in this place.

Refrain: We are gathered together as one in the Lord. We are gathered as people who are living the Word. Our hearts and our spirits are nurtured by grace. It is Jesus who fills us. He is here in this place.

Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love; Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee, Op’ning to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; Drive the dark of doubt away; Giver of immortal gladness, Fill us with the light of day!

Blessed are the poor in spirit, longing for their Lord, for God’s coming kingdom shall be theirs. Blessed are the sorrowing, for they shall be consoled, and the meek shall come to rule the world.

Refrain: Lead me, Lord, lead me, Lord, by the light of truth to seek and to find the narrow way. Be my way; be my truth; be my life, my Lord, and lead me, Lord, today.

Refrain: Look beyond the Bread you eat. See your Savior and your Lord. Look beyond the cup you drink. See His love poured out as Blood.

Give us a sign that we might believe in You. Moses had manna from the sky.

Morning has broken, like the first morning Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird Praise for the singing, praise for the morning Praise for the springing fresh from the world

You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, who abide in his shadow for life, say to the Lord: "My refuge, my rock in whom I trust!"

Refrain: And he will raise you up on eagle's wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of his hand.

Refrain: One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many, throughout the earth, we are one body in this one Lord.

Gentile or Jew, servant or free, woman or man, no more.

Refrain: One bread, one body. One cup, one call. One faith, one spirit present in us all. One prayer, one blessing, one hope, one peace. One church, one people. One love released.

The Love we have for you oh Lord is only a shadow of your love for us Only a shadow of your love for us your deep abiding love. The bread we take and eat, o lord, is your body broken and shared with us. Your body broken and shared with us; the gift of your great love.

Refrain: Our lives are in your hands. Our lives are in your hands. Our love for you will grow o lord; your light in us will shine.

Open my eyes, Lord. Help me to see your face. Open my eyes, Lord. Help me to see. Open my ears, Lord. Help me to hear your voice. Open my ears, Lord. Help me to hear. Open my heart, Lord. Help me to love like you. Open my heart, Lord. Help me to love. I live within you. Deep in your heart, O Love. I live within you. Rest now in me.

Peace is flowing like a river, flowing out of you and me. Flowing out into the desert, setting all the cap-tives free. Love is flowing like a river, flowing out of you and me. Flowing out into the desert, setting all the captives free. Healing's flowing like a river, flowing out of you and me. Flowing out into the desert, setting all the captives free.

Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred let me bring your love. Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord And where there's doubt, true faith in you.

Refrain: Oh, Master grant that I may never seek So much to be consoled as to console. To be under-stood as to understand To be loved as to love with all my soul.

Precious Lord, take my hand Lead me on, Let me stand I'm tired, I am weak I am worn Through the storm, through the night Lead me on to the light Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home.

When my way grows drear precious Lord linger near When my life is almost gone Hear my cry, Hear my call Hold my hand lest I fall Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home.

Refrain: Rain down, rain down, rain down your love on your people. Rain down, rain down, rain down your love, God of life.

Faithful and true is the word of our God. All of God’s works are so worthy of trust. God’s mercy falls on the just and the right; full of God’s love is the earth.

Refrain: Seed scattered and sown, wheat gathered and grown Bread broken and shared as one the living Bread of God. Vine fruit of the land, wine works of our hands One cup that is share by all, the living cup the living bread of God.

Is not the bread we break A sharing in our Lord Is not the cup we bless The Blood of Christ out poured.

Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, And all these things shall be added unto you. Allelu, alleluia.

What do you want of me Lord? Where do You want me to serve You? Where can I sing Your praises? I am Your song.

Refrain: Jesus, Jesus, You are the Lord. Jesus, Jesus, You are the way.

Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, Calling for you and for me; Patiently Jesus is waiting and watching—Watching for you and for me! Come home! come home! Ye who are weary, come home! Earnestly, ten-derly, Jesus is calling, Calling, for you to, come home!

Refrain: Taste and see, O taste and see, taste and see the goodness of God.

Glory, glory to God most high, glory, blessing and praise. With one voice, O people, rejoice in our God, who hears the cry of all in need.

Refrain: Taste and see. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord O taste and see. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord, of the Lord.

I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall always be on my lips; my soul shall glory in the Lord; for he has been so good to me. (Refrain)

Will you come and follow me If I but call your name? Will you go where you don’t know And never be the same? Will you let my love be shown, Will you let my name be known, Will you let my life be grown In you and you in me?

Refrain: Precious body precious blood Here in bread and wine Here the Lord prepares the feast divine. Bread of love is broken now Cup of life is poured Come share the supper of the lord.

This is the bread of God Coming down from heaven Giving life to us, to all the world.

Refrain: We remember how you loved us to your death, and still we celebrate, for you are with us here; And we believe that we will see you when you come, in your glory, Lord, we remember, we celebrate, we believe.

Here, a million wounded souls are yearning just to touch you and be healed; Gather all your people, and hold them to your heart.

We walk by faith, and not by sight: No gracious words we hear of him who spoke as none e'er spoke, but we believe him near.

We may not touch his hands and side, nor follow where he trod; yet in his promise we rejoice, and cry, "My Lord and God!"

Whatsoever you do to the least of my people that you do unto me.

When I was hungry you gave me to eat, when I was thirsty you gave me to drink. Now enter into the home of my Father.

Yahweh, I know you are near, standing always at my side. You guard me from the foe, and you lead me in ways everlasting.

Lord, you have searched my heart, and you know when I sit and when I stand. Your hand is upon me protecting me from death, keeping me from harm.

Refrain: You have called us by our name. We belong to you. You have called us by our name and we are yours.

You have chosen us to be members of your family. In your love you have created us to live in unity.