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 ...

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 ...

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 ...