
“Weddings & Funerals”
Song Ideas:
WEDDINGS
Classical / Art Song
Ave Maria – Schubert / Gounod / Bach
Du bist die Ruh – Schubert
Panis Angelicus – Franck
O mio babbino caro – Puccini
Caro mio ben – Giordani
Voi che sapete – Mozart
Una furtiva lagrima – Donizetti
Non posso disperar – Caccini
Come Again, Sweet Love – Dowland
Le secret – Fauré
Widmung – Schumann
Silent Noon – Vaughan Williams
Les chemins de l’amour – Poulenc
Musical Theatre
All I Ask of You – Phantom of the Opera
You Matter to Me – Waitress
Only Us – Dear Evan Hansen
Til There Was You – The Music Man
One Hand, One Heart – West Side Story
Happiness – You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Suddenly Seymour – Little Shop of Horrors
Love to Me – The Light in the Piazza
Something Good – The Sound of Music
All the Wasted Time – Parade
People Will Say We're in Love – Oklahoma!
She Loves Me – She Loves Me
In Whatever Time We Have – Children of Eden
Pop / Rock / R&B
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
All of Me – John Legend
Make You Feel My Love – Adele / Bob Dylan
At Last – Etta James
Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars
The Luckiest – Ben Folds
I Choose You – Sara Bareilles
Halo – Beyoncé
Can't Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley
Is That Alright? – Lady Gaga
You're Beautiful – James Blunt
Amazed – Lonestar
Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden
Your Song – Elton John
Blessed – Elton John
Stand by Me – Ben E. King
If I Ain't Got You – Alicia Keys
Open Arms – Journey
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
I Have Nothing – Whitney Houston
Run to You – Whitney Houston
Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston
Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
Vision of Love – Mariah Carey
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli / Lauryn Hill
Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison / Rod Stewart
Everything I Do (I Do It for You) – Bryan Adams
Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You – George Benson
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
You're the Inspiration – Chicago
When I Fall in Love – Nat King Cole / Celine Dion
Lucky – Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Best Part – Daniel Caesar ft. H.E.R.
Love Story – Taylor Swift
Adore You – Harry Styles
Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur
Marry Me – Train
I'm Yours – Jason Mraz
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
Country
I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
Forever and Ever, Amen – Randy Travis
Then – Brad Paisley
From This Moment On – Shania Twain
Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
You're Still the One – Shania Twain
To Make You Feel My Love – Garth Brooks
Die a Happy Man – Thomas Rhett
God Gave Me You – Blake Shelton
When I Said I Do – Clint Black & Lisa Hartman Black
It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
I Cross My Heart – George Strait
Speechless – Dan + Shay
Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
Folk / Indie / Acoustic
Annie's Song – John Denver
Sunshine on My Shoulders – John Denver
Perhaps Love – John Denver & Plácido Domingo
Sea of Love – Cat Power / Phil Phillips
First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes
Grow Old With Me – John Lennon / Mary Chapin Carpenter
Falling Slowly – Once
The Book of Love – The Magnetic Fields / Peter Gabriel
Heartbeats – José González
You and I – Ingrid Michaelson
Ho Hey – The Lumineers
Better Together – Jack Johnson
Home – Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Songbird – Fleetwood Mac / Eva Cassidy
Let My Love Open the Door – Pete Townshend
There Is So Much More – Brett Dennen
You Are the Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
In My Life – The Beatles
Wildflowers – Tom Petty
Turn Me On – Norah Jones
The Stable Song – Gregory Alan Isakov
Such Great Heights – Iron & Wine
Poison & Wine – The Civil Wars
River – Leon Bridges
Baby I’m Yours – Arctic Monkeys
She Keeps Me Warm – Mary Lambert
Sacred / Spiritual
The Prayer – Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli / Josh Groban
On Eagle's Wings – Michael Joncas
How Great Thou Art – Traditional
You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Traditional
I Can Only Imagine – MercyMe
Love Never Fails – Brandon Heath
Be Thou My Vision – Irish Hymn
When God Made You – Newsong & Natalie Grant
Holy Ground – Geron Davis
The Gift of Love – Hal Hopson
This Is the Day – Traditional
Jazz
My Funny Valentine – Rodgers & Hart
Misty – Erroll Garner
I’ll Be Seeing You – Billie Holiday
Smile – Charlie Chaplin / Nat King Cole
Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles
In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington
You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots
Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin
Gospel / Contemporary Christian
I Smile – Kirk Franklin
I Give Myself Away – William McDowell
God Only Knows – for KING & COUNTRY
Goodness of God – Bethel Music / CeCe Winans
The Blessing – Kari Jobe & Cody Carnes
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) – Matt Redman
Who Am I – Casting Crowns
FUNERALS
Classical / Art Song
Pie Jesu – Faure / Andrew Lloyd Webber
Ave Maria – Schubert / Gounod
Requiem Aeternam – Mozart
In Trutina – Carl Orff (from Carmina Burana)
Lascia ch’io pianga – Handel
Ombra mai fù – Handel
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen – Mahler
An die Musik – Schubert
Clair de Lune (vocal arrangement) – Debussy
Non più andrai – Mozart (for a different tone)
Musical Theatre
No One Is Alone – Into the Woods
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables – Les Misérables
I'll Cover You (Reprise) – Rent
You Will Be Found – Dear Evan Hansen
With You – Ghost the Musical
I Am Here – Come From Away
Still Hurting – The Last Five Years
There's a Fine, Fine Line – Avenue Q
Slipping Through My Fingers – Mamma Mia!
Pop / Rock / R&B
Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran
See You Again – Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
Dancing in the Sky – Dani and Lizzy
Fix You – Coldplay
Who You'd Be Today – Kenny Chesney
Angels – Robbie Williams
One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
Jealous of the Angels – Donna Taggart
Goodbye's (The Saddest Word) – Celine Dion
My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
Fields of Gold – Eva Cassidy / Sting
Gone Too Soon – Michael Jackson
I Will Remember You – Sarah McLachlan
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo'ole version
Let It Be – The Beatles
In My Life – The Beatles
The Dance – Garth Brooks
I Can Only Imagine – MercyMe
Country / Folk / Indie
Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
Sunshine on My Shoulders – John Denver
Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground – Willie Nelson
If I Die Young – The Band Perry
Go Rest High on That Mountain – Vince Gill
When I Get Where I'm Going – Brad Paisley ft. Dolly Parton
Temporary Home – Carrie Underwood
Holes in the Floor of Heaven – Steve Wariner
To Where You Are – Josh Groban
For Good – Wicked (folk-style arrangements work well)
Fare Thee Well – Oscar Isaac & Marcus Mumford / Traditional
The Parting Glass – Traditional Scottish
When the Party's Over – Billie Eilish (stripped, expressive option)
Let Her Go – Passenger
All I Want – Kodaline
Vienna – Billy Joel
Sacred / Spiritual
Amazing Grace – Traditional
It Is Well with My Soul – Traditional
How Great Thou Art – Traditional
Be Still My Soul – Jean Sibelius / Katharina von Schlegel
On Eagle’s Wings – Michael Joncas
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Traditional
You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
His Eye Is on the Sparrow – Civilla Martin
Abide with Me – William Monk
The Lord Bless You and Keep You – John Rutter
Softly and Tenderly – Traditional
The Prayer – Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli / Josh Groban
Peace in the Valley – Elvis Presley
I Can Only Imagine – MercyMe
Jazz
At Last – Etta James
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Manning Sherwin
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
Embraceable You – George Gershwin
Summertime – Gershwin (slow arrangement)
They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Gershwin
The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern
That’s All – Alan Brandt & Bob Haymes
At Last – Etta James
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen
My Funny Valentine – Rodgers & Hart
Misty – Erroll Garner
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael
Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Manning Sherwin
I’ll Be Seeing You – Billie Holiday
Smile – Charlie Chaplin / Nat King Cole
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles
Embraceable You – George Gershwin
In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington
Summertime – Gershwin (slow arrangement)
You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots
They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Gershwin
The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern
That’s All – Alan Brandt & Bob Haymes
Gospel / Contemporary Christian
I Smile – Kirk Franklin
I Give Myself Away – William McDowell
God Only Knows – for KING & COUNTRY
Goodness of God – Bethel Music / CeCe Winans
The Blessing – Kari Jobe & Cody Carnes
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) – Matt Redman
Who Am I – Casting Crowns