45 Songs About Heaven, From Worship and Hymns to Country and Rock

What is a good song about heaven?

"I Can Only Imagine" by MercyMe is the best-known modern song about heaven, written by Bart Millard after his father's death. For a hymn, "I'll Fly Away" is the joyful classic. In country, "Go Rest High on That Mountain" by Vince Gill and "When I Get Where I'm Going" by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton are the songs families choose most. Outside faith music, "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton is the one almost everyone knows.

Christian songs about heaven

1. "I Can Only Imagine", MercyMe: wondering what it will be like to stand in heaven.
2. "Hymn of Heaven", Phil Wickham: a soaring modern worship song.
3. "Homesick for Heaven", Phil Wickham: longing for home.
4. "Heaven on My Mind", TobyMac: hope that keeps you going.
5. "On That Day", CityAlight: a hymn-like song about the day everything is made new.
6. "One Day (When We All Get to Heaven)", Matt Redman: a modern take on the old hymn.
7. "Revelation Song", Kari Jobe: worship around the throne.
8. "Holy Forever", Chris Tomlin: a song about praise that never ends.
9. "Goodness of God", Bethel Music: gratitude for a faithful God.
10. "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)", Chris Tomlin: the hymn with a new chorus.

Hymns and gospel songs about heaven

11. "I'll Fly Away": the joyful gospel standard.
12. "When We All Get to Heaven": a rousing old hymn.
13. "Beulah Land": a gospel song about the promised land.
14. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot": the spiritual about being carried home.
15. "Goin' Up Yonder", Walter Hawkins: a gospel celebration.
16. "Mansion Over the Hilltop": a country-gospel classic.
17. "Amazing Grace": the most beloved hymn of all.
18. "It Is Well with My Soul": peace in loss.
19. "Softly and Tenderly": a gentle call home.
20. "When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder": an old revival favorite.

Country songs about heaven

21. "Go Rest High on That Mountain", Vince Gill: the country funeral song.
22. "When I Get Where I'm Going", Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton: peace and reunion.
23. "Holes in the Floor of Heaven", Steve Wariner: loved ones still watching over us.
24. "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away", Justin Moore: wishing for one more visit.
25. "Heaven Was Needing a Hero", Jo Dee Messina: a tribute to someone gone too soon.
26. "Angels Among Us", Alabama: about the angels we meet on earth.
27. "Christmas in Heaven", Scotty McCreery: imagining loved ones celebrating above.
28. "Who You'd Be Today", Kenny Chesney: for someone who left too young.

Songs about missing someone in heaven

29. "Dancing in the Sky", Dani and Lizzy: imagining a loved one dancing in heaven.
30. "Tears in Heaven", Eric Clapton: written after the loss of his young son.
31. "See You Again", Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth: about meeting again down the road.
32. "Angel", Sarah McLachlan: gentle comfort.
33. "To Where You Are", Josh Groban: feeling someone close even now.
34. "I Will Remember You", Sarah McLachlan: keeping someone in memory.
35. "Dance with My Father", Luther Vandross: one more dance.

Rock and pop songs with heaven in the title

36. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", Bob Dylan: simple and haunting, later covered by Guns N' Roses.
37. "Stairway to Heaven", Led Zeppelin: the most famous rock song with heaven in the title.
38. "Spirit in the Sky", Norman Greenbaum: the 1969 hit about going to heaven, a classic of the 70s radio era.
39. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", Belinda Carlisle: heaven as love here and now.
40. "Heaven", Bryan Adams: a love song where heaven is being together.
41. "Just Like Heaven", The Cure: a dreamy love song.
42. "Angels", Robbie Williams: about someone watching over you.
43. "Heaven", Los Lonely Boys: a prayer for a better world.
44. "Heaven", Kane Brown: a country-pop love song.
45. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", Israel Kamakawiwo'ole: a place beyond the clouds.

Heaven songs for a funeral

For a funeral, the most chosen songs about heaven are "I Can Only Imagine", "Go Rest High on That Mountain", "I'll Fly Away", "When I Get Where I'm Going" and "Amazing Grace". Many families pair one hymn with one modern song. See our Christian funeral songs and memorial service songs.

What is a good song for missing someone in heaven?

"Dancing in the Sky", "Tears in Heaven", "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" and "Christmas in Heaven" are the songs people share most on birthdays, anniversaries and holidays after a loss. A short post with a photo and one of these often brings messages from people who miss them too.

Songs about angels

For a song that is about angels rather than heaven itself, "Angels Among Us" by Alabama, "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan and "Angels" by Robbie Williams are the classics. They work well at a memorial for a mother or grandmother who looked after everyone.

Non-religious songs about heaven

For a family that is not religious, songs that treat heaven as a hope or a metaphor often fit better than hymns: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "Tears in Heaven", "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", "See You Again" and "Angels" all speak to loss and reunion without needing a faith to share.

Joyful heaven songs for a celebration of life

Not every heaven song is slow. "I'll Fly Away", "Goin' Up Yonder", "When We All Get to Heaven" and "Spirit in the Sky" are celebrations, perfect for the end of a service when the family wants people to leave smiling and singing.

Popular 70s songs about heaven

From the classic-rock era, "Spirit in the Sky", "Stairway to Heaven" and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" are the three songs most people remember. All three still turn up at celebrations of life for people who grew up with them.

A song about the person you are missing

Every song above talks about heaven in general. A personalized song can be about one person: their name, their laugh, the garden they kept, the hymn they hummed in the kitchen, and the hope of seeing them again. Families play it at the service and on the hard days after. See our funeral songs for dad and funeral songs for mom.

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