and are verses from various books of the Bible, intended to be said or sung during an Anglican funeral. One of the sentences, Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts, was not composed by Croft, but by Henry Purcell, part of his 1695 Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary. Croft wrote: Croft's Funeral Sentences were sung at George Frederic Handel's funeral in 1759, and have been included in every British state funeral since their publication. They were used at the funerals of Winston Churchill in 1965, Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 2002, Baroness Thatcher in 2013, Prince Philip in 2021, and Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. References Spink (1995) Ian. Oxford Restoration Cathedral Music, 1660–1714 Oxford University Press External links Free scores at the Mutopia Project Music by William Croft 1678 births 1727 deaths 18th-century classical composers 18th-century English composers 18th-century keyboardists 18th-century British male musicians British male organists English Baroque composers English classical composers English classical organists English male classical composers English Anglicans Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal Masters of the Children of the Chapel Royal Members of the Academy of Ancient Music People from Stratford-on-Avon District Burials at Westminster Abbey Male classical organists