Worship songs for Good Friday
60 songs churches sing for Good Friday, ranked by how many churches sing them.
Plan a set around Good Friday →Good Friday asks a room to sit in the weight of the cross without rushing to Sunday's resolution. A worship leader needs songs that can hold sorrow honestly, that name the cost of the cross directly, and that let a congregation grieve before it celebrates.
With 100 songs tracked for this day, churches clearly take it seriously. Keith & Kristyn Getty's Christ Our Hope In Life And Death and The Power Of The Cross sit at the top, alongside Passion's Jesus Paid It All and North Point Worship's Death Was Arrested, all four naming the cross without flinching.
Frequently asked
What are the most sung worship songs for Good Friday?
Ranked by how many churches have them in their worship playlists: 1. Christ Our Hope In Life And Death by Keith & Kristyn Getty; 2. WASHED by ELEVATION RHYTHM; 3. Jesus Paid It All by Passion; 4. It Was Finished Upon That Cross by CityAlight; 5. At The Cross (Love Ran Red) by Chris Tomlin.
How do I plan a worship set for Good Friday?
Open the free set planner at playlist.church/plan/ with Good Friday preselected, refine by mood or theme, then build a set from the songs churches actually sing, share it with your band, and print a run sheet.