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title: Good Friday Playlist
description: A collection of songs old and new to aid reflection on the story of our Lord's Passion.
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# [Good Friday Playlist](https://www.phc.edu/teencampsblog/good-friday-playlist)

 Written by [Grace Richardson](https://www.phc.edu/teencampsblog/author/grace-richardson) | Mar 30, 2018 7:13:08 PM

*A collection of songs recent and old that contemplate the Passion, Christ's sacrifice at Calvary, and the hope we have through it. Click on each song title to listen.*

## 1. ["Gethsemane"](https://open.spotify.com/track/2KPMsSTLF6dJD7d2ozb8xg) - *Keith & Kristen Getty*

A haunting reflection on Jesus's agony in the garden at Gethsemane the night before His death. 

 

## 2. ["Why"](https://open.spotify.com/track/5Y9HRmMDnqfFGVZTw2HGn1) - *Nichole Nordeman*

A moving ballade about a little girl who follows Jesus through the streets of Jerusalem to his crucifixion.

 

## 3. ["On my Cross"](https://open.spotify.com/track/0byStwe4fXzmejYMaYyqjR) - *FFH*

A throwback to 2001 from the band FFH (Far From Home), this song contemplates how Jesus bore our sins, our thorns, and our cross.

 

## 4. ["Last Words (Tenebrae)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1yfTu9X66A) - *Andrew Peterson*

The song is composed solely of the words Jesus spoke from the cross in a poignant, overlapping melody.

 

###### 5. ["Death, Be Not Proud"](https://open.spotify.com/track/4wlVVRg1xNRdJBlx5hd1tC) - *Audrey Assad*

This hopeful song focuses on the fact that Death itself will one day die.

 

6. ["Good Friday"](https://open.spotify.com/track/01OtzIEP3afhM218fM4q4P) - *Josh Garrels*

Josh Garrels brings his distinctive voice and style to a contemplative journey through the thoughts of the Passion. 

 

## 7. ["Night Has Passed / Morning Has Broken"](https://open.spotify.com/track/44HEtCGYnRJCFjg592kjzf) - *The Brilliance*

A song of hope that remembers what comes after the cross, ending with the words "...in the gift of this day."

 

## 8. ["Even When He Is Silent"](https://open.spotify.com/track/2ndzQ2k1wpFwOMIVgsStHh) - *Kim André Arnesen*

Though not specifically a Good Friday song, this a cappella chorale song reflects hope in the face of what seemed to be God's greatest silence. 

## 9. ["Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?"](https://www.rethinkworship.com/good-friday-were-you-there/) - *ReThink Worship*

A minor-key, reflective version of this old American spiritual.

 

## 10. ["Hallelujah, What a Savior"](https://open.spotify.com/track/2XIHAKTvINi5LhrQp5Ifg6) - *Sovereign Grace*

 

The classic hymn covering our Savior's sorrows and telling the whole story, together with the return of our "coming King."

## 11. ["Old Rugged Cross"](https://open.spotify.com/track/1tBfXJvLUDPBf1Lz3GOmTr) - *Chris Rice*

 No Good Friday compilation is fully complete without this classic hymn. This simple cover by Chris Rice provides a slight twist to the normal renditions.

 

*What other songs should be on this list?* 

 

(All photos courtesy of [unsplash.com](https://unsplash.com/).)

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