From the seemingly inexhaustible supply of liturgical music for funerals in CWB II there is this much loved song by Ernest Sands with a refrain based in In paradisum and verses from Psalm 27 (26).
The text is here. The sheet music can be purchased at OCP.
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Can i have this music played and sung at my mother’s funeral in a Catholic Church
G’Day John
It is derived from the Requiem mass so I would have thought it entirely appropriate to be used at a Catholic funeral.
Geoffrey
Thanks Geoffrey,
My problem is that it is copyrighted. A Catholic priest (Ernest Sands) wrote it but who do i go to in order to get permission. Who owns the copyright and does it extend to ordinary funerals? Do you happen to know if it is in a hymn book.
O I see.
Most Catholic churches have One Licence to cover copyright and this song is in One Licence. If not you can purchase an individual licence from them.
https://www.onelicense.net/search?term=May+the+Choirs+of+Angels&hymnal=&hymn=&page=1&type=submit-term&addition=&downloads-only=false&contributor=Sands%252C%2520Ernest%255C6492
Hymnary lists the hymnals in addition to Catholic Worship Book II in Australia:
https://hymnary.org/text/the_lord_is_my_light_and_my_help_it_is
Breaking Bread, Journey Songs and Glory and Praise are widely available but if your musicians don’t have the sheet music is can be purchased for download at OCP.
https://www.ocp.org/en-us/songs/2378/song-of-farewell
I hope that helps.
Geoff