Funeral & Memorial ServicesHere at Lowcountry Pianist & Co. we believe incorporating live music within a funeral or memorial service allows for greater intimacy, provides comfort, and fosters memories that are unique and specific to that service.
We customize and adapt music for many settings including:
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Additionally, we recognize that services are often unexpected and can be overwhelming to plan. We offer step-by-step simple consultation to assist you in the process of choosing service music. Contact us for more information: (843) 471-4580.
Funeral and Memorial Songs
The majority of the listed songs can be performed as instrumental and vocal selections.
Note: This is not a comprehensive list. Many selections available upon request.
* Asterisk denotes songs often recognized as especially appropriate for loss of a child.
TRADITIONAL HYMNS
(Most hymns are available upon request. Listed below are common songs often chosen for services.)
A Balm in Gilead
Abide With Me
Amazing Grace
Because He Lives
Does Jesus Care?
Finally Home (Don Wyrtzen)
Give Me Jesus
God Will Take Care of You
Great is Thy Faithfulness
He Leadeth Me
How Great Thou Art
In the Garden
It is Well with My Soul
* Kum Ba Ya / Come By Here
My Jesus, I Love Thee
My Savior First of All (I Shall Know Him)
Nearer My God to Thee
Peace in the Valley
Precious Lord
Rock of Ages
Savior Like a Shepherd, Lead Us
Shall We Gather at the River
Sweet Belulah Land
* Sweet By and By
Sweet Hour of Prayer
The Lord is My Shepherd
The Lord's Prayer
The Old Rugged Cross
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
MODERN CHRISTIAN
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) – Chris Tomlin
Another Soldier's Coming Home - Janet Paschal
As Good As Goodbye Gets - Joel Lindsey & Tony Wood
Blessings – Laura Story
Bow the Knee - Christopher Machen & Mike Harland
Friends – Michael W Smith
How Can I Keep from Singing – Chris Tomlin
How Deep The Father’s Love For Us
I Can Only Imagine – Bert Millard/Mercy Me
I Will Rise – Chris Tomlin
In Christ Alone – Stuart Townend
It is Not Death to Die – Bob Kauflin
Jesus Draw Me Ever Nearer – Keith Getty & Margaret Becker
* Precious Child - Karen Taylor-Good
Soon and Very Soon – Andrae Crouch
Still, My Soul, Be Still - Keith & Kristyn Getty
There is a Hope – Stuart Townend & Mark Edwards
There Will Be a Day – Jeremy Camp
* With Hope - Steven Curtis Chapman
*Your Hands – JJ Keller
SECULAR
* Borrowed Angels - Kristin Chenoweth
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Danny Boy - Traditional Irish
* Fly - Celine Dion
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
How Long Will I Love? - Ellie Goulding
I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
I Will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan
I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders
It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday – Boys II Men
Jealous of the Angels - Jenn Bostic
Keep Holding On - Avril Lavigne
Let It Be - The Beatles
Moon River - Andy Williams
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
My Way - Frank Sinatra
Never Alone - Jim Brickman
* One More Day - Diamond Rio
Only Time - Enya
* See You Again - Carrie Underwood
Somewhere - Barbara Streisand
* Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
* The Prayer - Celine Dion
The Rose - Bette Midler
To Where You Are - Josh Groban
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
When I Get Where I’m Going - Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
INSTRUMENTAL (CLASSICAL / NEW AGE / CELTIC)
Air from (Water Music) - Handel
Ave Maria - Schubert
Ashoken Farewell - American Folk
Air on the G String - Bach
Bist Du Bei Mir (You Are with Me) - Bach
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Calling - Jim Brickman
Clair de Lune - Debussy
Devotion - Jim Brickman
Dona Nobis Pacem - Mozart
Faith - Jim Brickman
Largo - Handel
Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven
Morning Has Broken - Jim Brickman
Part of My Heart - Jim Brickman
The River Flows In You - Yiruma
The Velocity of Love - Suzanne Ciani
Watermark - Enya
Note: This is not a comprehensive list. Many selections available upon request.
* Asterisk denotes songs often recognized as especially appropriate for loss of a child.
TRADITIONAL HYMNS
(Most hymns are available upon request. Listed below are common songs often chosen for services.)
A Balm in Gilead
Abide With Me
Amazing Grace
Because He Lives
Does Jesus Care?
Finally Home (Don Wyrtzen)
Give Me Jesus
God Will Take Care of You
Great is Thy Faithfulness
He Leadeth Me
How Great Thou Art
In the Garden
It is Well with My Soul
* Kum Ba Ya / Come By Here
My Jesus, I Love Thee
My Savior First of All (I Shall Know Him)
Nearer My God to Thee
Peace in the Valley
Precious Lord
Rock of Ages
Savior Like a Shepherd, Lead Us
Shall We Gather at the River
Sweet Belulah Land
* Sweet By and By
Sweet Hour of Prayer
The Lord is My Shepherd
The Lord's Prayer
The Old Rugged Cross
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
MODERN CHRISTIAN
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) – Chris Tomlin
Another Soldier's Coming Home - Janet Paschal
As Good As Goodbye Gets - Joel Lindsey & Tony Wood
Blessings – Laura Story
Bow the Knee - Christopher Machen & Mike Harland
Friends – Michael W Smith
How Can I Keep from Singing – Chris Tomlin
How Deep The Father’s Love For Us
I Can Only Imagine – Bert Millard/Mercy Me
I Will Rise – Chris Tomlin
In Christ Alone – Stuart Townend
It is Not Death to Die – Bob Kauflin
Jesus Draw Me Ever Nearer – Keith Getty & Margaret Becker
* Precious Child - Karen Taylor-Good
Soon and Very Soon – Andrae Crouch
Still, My Soul, Be Still - Keith & Kristyn Getty
There is a Hope – Stuart Townend & Mark Edwards
There Will Be a Day – Jeremy Camp
* With Hope - Steven Curtis Chapman
*Your Hands – JJ Keller
SECULAR
* Borrowed Angels - Kristin Chenoweth
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Danny Boy - Traditional Irish
* Fly - Celine Dion
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
How Long Will I Love? - Ellie Goulding
I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
I Will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan
I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders
It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday – Boys II Men
Jealous of the Angels - Jenn Bostic
Keep Holding On - Avril Lavigne
Let It Be - The Beatles
Moon River - Andy Williams
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
My Way - Frank Sinatra
Never Alone - Jim Brickman
* One More Day - Diamond Rio
Only Time - Enya
* See You Again - Carrie Underwood
Somewhere - Barbara Streisand
* Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
* The Prayer - Celine Dion
The Rose - Bette Midler
To Where You Are - Josh Groban
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
When I Get Where I’m Going - Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
INSTRUMENTAL (CLASSICAL / NEW AGE / CELTIC)
Air from (Water Music) - Handel
Ave Maria - Schubert
Ashoken Farewell - American Folk
Air on the G String - Bach
Bist Du Bei Mir (You Are with Me) - Bach
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Calling - Jim Brickman
Clair de Lune - Debussy
Devotion - Jim Brickman
Dona Nobis Pacem - Mozart
Faith - Jim Brickman
Largo - Handel
Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven
Morning Has Broken - Jim Brickman
Part of My Heart - Jim Brickman
The River Flows In You - Yiruma
The Velocity of Love - Suzanne Ciani
Watermark - Enya