Our Resident Soloist/Church Music Coordinator Limerick Soprano Eve Stafford can guide you through the process of choosing the perfect music to honour your loved one at their Requiem Mass. Music is a powerful way of comforting us in times of sorrow where words fail.
Eve has been our Requiem Mass soloist for the last ten years and she is an accomplished soloist holding a Licentiate & Diploma in Classical Music performance from the London College of Music and has won all major competitions at Feis Maitiu and Féile Luimnigh. Many churches in Limerick have wonderful pipe organs, should you wish to use other instruments such as piano, harp or violin etc. or have a male soloist Eve will arrange this for you and is also on hand to offer her expertise relating to any musical query. Should Eve not be available she will arrange a soloist for you of the same standard according to your musical preference. Perhaps you have a family member or friend who wishes to make a musical contribution, we can organise a suitable accompanist for them from our list of musicians.
The following is a selection of beautiful appropriate hymns/songs for a requiem mass.
Opening Hymn
All things Bright & Beautiful
Be Not Afraid
Be Still for the Presence of the Lord
Be Still My Soul
Be Thou My Vision / Lord of all Hopefulness
Christ be our Light
Christ Be Beside Me/ Morning has Broken
Hail Queen of Heaven
Queen of the May
The Hiding Place
Responsorial Psalm
A Thiarna, Chugat Mé/ Here I am, Lord – Psalm 40
Be with me Lord, when I am in trouble – Psalm 91
In the quiet (be still and know)- Psalm 46
I rejoiced when I heard them say – Psalm 122
On Eagles Wings – Psalm 91
‘Sé an Tiarna M’Aoire – Psalm 23
Sing a Song to the Lord’s Holy Name – Psalm 96
The Lord is my Shepherd - Crimond/ Egan / Goodall– Psalm 23
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia – Liam Lawton/ Roman Missal/ Fintan O'Carroll/ Seinn Alleluia/ Bernard Sexton
Offertory
Ag Críost an síol
All that I am
Amazing Grace
A Mhuire Mháthair
As I kneel before you
Lay your hands
Bí Íosa im chroíse
Gifts of Bread & Wine
Seek ye first
Soul of my saviour
Due to Covid19 restrictions there is no Sign of Peace
at the moment therefore music is not required here.
Communion (Please choose two pieces)
Ave Maria – Schubert or Gounod
Ave Verum – Mozart
Be Still in the Presence of the Lord
I Watch the Sunrise
I will be the vine
Lady of Knock
Laudate Dominum – Mozart
Magnificat - Feargal King
O Sacrament Divine
Panis Angelicus
Pie Jesu – Gabriel Fauré or Andrew Lloyd Webber
Set your hearts on a higher gift
Sweet Heart of Jesus
The Lord Bless You and Keep You – John Rutter
The Prayer Perfect
Voice of an Angel - Lawton
Final Hymn
Abide With Me
Going Home
How Great Thou Art
May the road rise to meet you
May the Choirs of Angels Come to Greet you
Nearer my God to Thee
Softly and Tenderly, Jesus is calling me
The Cloud’s Veil
There is a Place - Liam Lawton
Your Raise me up
Non- religious music (Please discuss this with your celebrant
as some churches may not allow secular music to be performed)
You may wish to include your loved ones favourite
song at the end of mass when their remains leave the church.
Please see some popular choices below.
Contemporary Repertoire:
At the end of the day - Gracie Fields
Bring Him Home – Les Misérables
Fields of Gold
In the arms of the Angel
Jealous of the Angels
Nella Fantasia – Gabriel’s Oboe
Remember Me – Christie Hennessy
Songbird
The Rose
Time to Say Goodbye -Andrea Bocelli
You Raise Me Up
We'll meet again Vera Lynn
Wind Beneath my wings
Irish Repertoire:
Believe me if all those endearing young charms
Danny Boy
Gortnamona
I'll take you home again Kathleen
Limerick you're my Lady
My Lagan Love
Oft in the Stilly Night
Slievenamon
The Bright Blue Rose
The Last Rose of Summer
The Rose of Mooncoin
The Rose of Tralee
The Voyage
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