47 Sad Songs for Funerals

Music can help to bring our emotions forward. In time of mourning, sometimes a sad song is needed to aid in the grieving process. While still celebrating the life and mark left behind from the deceased, here is a look at some sad songs for funerals that will help you mourn.

Amazing Grace – Chris Tomlin
Angel – Sarah McLachlan
Asleep – The Smith’s
Blower’s Daughter – Damien Rice
Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
Con te Partiro – Andrea Bocelli
Cryin’ For Me – Toby Keith
Dropkick Me Jesus – Bobby Bare
Dust in the Wind – Kansas
Elephant Gun – Beirut
End of the Road – Boyz II Men
Far Away – Nickelback
Feels Like Home – Chantal Kreviazuk
Flying Without Wings – Westlife
Go Rest High On That Mountain – Vince Gill
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) – Green Day
Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
How to Save a Life – The Fray
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
If This Is Goodbye – Mark Knopfler
Keg On My Coffin – The Push Stars
Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
My Way – Frank Sinatra
Over the Rainbow – Eva Cassidy
Photograph – Nickelback
Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox (If I Die) – Joe Diffie
Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die – Willie Nelson
Satisfied Mind – Jeff Buckley
Silent Lucidity – Queensryche
Simply the Best – Tine Turner
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole
Sound of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel
Spirit In The Sky – Norman Greenbaum
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
Untitled – Simple Plan
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
When I get where I’m going – Brad Paisley
When I Look To The Sky – Train
When You’re Gone – Avril Lavigne
Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
Yesterday – The Beattles
You Can Close Your Eyes – James Taylor
You Raise Me Up – Westlife

Some of these songs are regarded as classics and others are just hits of our time. Here is a look at more than ten songs that will surely make you cry.