This is a funeral song from Bob Hurd. Funerals are hard from a musical point of view. You can accept the fact no-one is going to sing and use a song like this or “Go in Peace” (SAS 2/239) as a solo or choir vehicle, or you can use a song everyone knows or maybe new lyrics to a familiar tune (eg Go Silent Friend).
The text is at spiritandsong where the sheet music can be purchased for download. The original can be heard here, with it’s over the top guitar introduction. It calms down after that and the tune in the verse is very interesting and also completely unsuitable for an assembly.
My backing is also little rough for a funeral: