Why it's a good choice: One of the most sung hymns at funerals, this is really a prayer to God to stay with him in death as He did with us in life. Henry Francis Lyte, Vicar of Brixham in Devon ...

This hymn is regularly used at baptisms, weddings and funerals; bringing comfort with ... Lord” was written in 1981 by the American catholic composer, Dan Schutte. The words are based on ...

Eli Federman’s op-ed “The Bald Eagle Is Heaven-Sent” (Dec. 31) brings to mind the beautiful hymn “On Eagle’s Wings,” which is ...