Responsorial Psalms
“The psalms are given pride of place in the funeral rites because ’they powerfully express the suffering and pain, the hope and trust of people of every age and culture. Above all the psalms sing of faith in God, of revelation and redemption.” (Order of Christian Funerals #125)
Recommendations
(Songs with an "*" are recorded")
*Psalm 16: You Are My Inheritance, O Lord (Haugen)
Psalm 23: Shepherd Me, O God (Haugen)
*Psalm 23: I Shall Not Want (Booth)
*Psalm 25: To You, O Lord, I Lift My Soul (Haugen)
Psalm 33: Lord, Let Your Mercy Be On Us (Dufford)
*Psalm 34: Taste and See (Haugen)
*Psalm 40: Here I Am, O God (Warner)
*Psalm 63: My Soul Is Thirsting (Angrisano)
Psalm 85: Lord, Make Us Turn to You (Haugen)
*Psalm 103: The Lord is Kind and Merciful (Cotter)
*Psalm 130: With the Lord, There is Mercy (Boes)