Funeral Responsorial Psalms -Options
**All songs and Responsorial Psalms must be approved by the soloist and musician**
I Have Loved You Michael Joncas Psalm 24:3
Refrain: I have loved you with an everlasting love,
I have called you and you are mine.
I have loved you with an everlasting love,
I have called you and you are mine.
Seek the face of the Lord and long for him: he will bring you
his light and his peace. (refrain)
Seek the face of the Lord and long for Him; He will bring you
His joy and His Hope. (Refrain)
Seek the face of the Lord and long for Him; He will bring you
His care and His love. (Refrain)
The Lord is my light and my salvation Psalm 27
The Lord is my light, my help, my salvation. Why should I fear? With God I fear no one. God protects me all my life. With the Lord what should I dread?
Refrain: The Lord is my light, the Lord is my help, the Lord is my salvation.
There is one thing I ask of the Lord that I long for: all of my days with God to be dwelling, gazing with awe at the beauty of God, and in wonder look on God’s house. (refrain)
I know I will live to see the Lords goodness, now, in this life I’m sure I will see it. Trust in the Lord, be strong and be brave; wait in hope for God, our salvation. believe that I shall see the bounty of the Lord in the land of the living. (refrain)
On Eagle’s Wings- Psalm 91 – Michael Joncas
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.
The snare of the fowler will never capture you, and famine will bring you no fear:
under His wings your refuge, His faithfulness your shield. (Refrain)
You need not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day;
though thousands fall about you, near you it shall not come. (Refrain)
For to His angels He’s given a command to guard you in all of your ways;
upon their hands they will bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone. (Refrain)
Shepherd Me, O God Psalm 23- Marty Haugen
Refrain: Shepherd me, O God beyond my wants, beyond my fears, from death into life.
God is my shepherd, so nothing shall I want, I rest in the meadows of faithfulness and love, I walk by the quiet waters of peace. (Refrain)
Gently You raise me and heal my weary soul, You lead me by pathways of righteousness and truth, my spirit shall sing the music of Your Name. (Refrain)
Surely Your kindness and mercy follow me all the days of my life; I will dwell in the house of my God forevermore. (Refrain)
Be With Me Psalm 91 – Marty Haugen
Refrain: Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble. Be with me, Lord, I pray.
You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord Most High, who abide in the shadow of our God, say to the Lord, “My refuge and fortress, the God in whom I trust.” (refrain)
No evil shall befall you, no pain come near, for His angels stand close by your side, guarding you always and bearing you gently, watching over your life.(refrain)
Those who cling to the Lord live secure in His love; lifted high those who trust in His name. Call on the Lord, He will never forsake you. He will bring you salvation and joy.(refrain)
The Lord is my Shepherd Psalm 23
Refrain: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul. (Refrain)
He guides me in right paths for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side
With your rod and your staff that give me courage. (Refrain)
Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for years to come. (Refrain)
Shelter me O God Psalm 16,61 ; Luke 13
Refrain: Shelter me, O God; hide me in the shadow
of your wings. You alone are my hope.
When my foes surround me, set me high above their reach.
Hear me when I call your name.
As a mother gathers her young beneath her care, gather me into Your arms.
Though I walk in darkness, through the needle’s eye of death,
You will never leave my side.
The Lord is kind and merciful Psalm 103
Refrain: The Lord is kind and merciful, Merciful is the Lord,
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all my being bless His holy name;
bless the Lord, and forget not all His benefits. (Refrain)
The Lord pardons all your iniquities, and comforts your sorrows,
redeems your life from destruction and crowns you with kindness. (Refrain)
Merciful, merciful, and gracious is our God;
slow to anger, abounding in kindness. (Refrain)
(another variation refrain is: The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger and rich in compassion)