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21+ amazing Good Friday songs for worship & reflection

Alongside Easter and Lent music, finding selections of new Good Friday music is sometimes a tricky endeavour. So we’re really excited to share with you over 21 of our favourite new songs and albums for 2021, both for times of worship and times of reflection.

Do let us know if you have any other suggestions, or plan to use the music in any Good Friday services this year – we’d love to hear from you!

You can also listen to all of these songs on our 90-minute-long playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and Pandora, which also includes a few extra songs for you to enjoy!

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NEW FOR 2021 1. Salt Of The Sound - Lent, Vol. 2
Genre: Ambient Worship
We often receive feedback that our music is perfect for times of personal prayer of worship, and this new EP fits really well in the context of Lent and in particular Good Friday. We have included our ambient/worship-style songs ‘Awake My Soul’ (which is loosely based on Psalm 57) and ‘Constancy’, which is a reminder that our God is unwavering in and apart from the storm.
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2. United Pursuit - Love (feat. Brock Human)
Genre: Alternative
This is one of those songs that carries its own healing power. Perfect for ambient, prayerful Good Friday worship service, Love by United Pursuit may not be the song that they are most well known for, but it is definitely one that is beginning to stand the test of time.
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NEW FOR 2021 3. The Worship Initiative - The Love of God
Genre: Worship
This 2 track EP from The Worship Initiative and Bethany Barnard has arrived at just the right time for this Lenten season in 2021. We love the acoustic, gentle vibe that the song ‘The Love of God’ carries with it, which truly lends itself to times of personal worship and prayer.
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4. Audrey Assad - Death Be Not Proud (EP)
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
A truly beautiful, reflective EP from Audrey Assad, which meditates on and explores many of the themes of Good Friday. Perfect for personal listening, and also for use in Good Friday services. Very highly recommended!
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5. The Many - Forgive Us
Genre: Worship
We were excited when we heard about The Many, an ‘intentionally diverse music collective’ born out of Chicago. This beautiful track ‘Forgive Us’ helps us to centre ourselves during this Lent and Easter season, as we look to the cross for our hope, despite our own failings. From the richness of their harmonies to the rawness of the lead vocals - the whole track is crafted with a sense of simplicity that takes you straight to the heart of its message.
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6. The Fray - Be Still
Genre: Alternative
This not so recent release from The Fray remains a perfect invitation for us to enter into, and dwell in the presence of God.
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7. Casting Crowns - Your Love Is Extravagant
Genre: CCM
From their debut album, which is surely one of the classic Christian music albums of the past 15 years, Casting Crowns’ Your Love Is Extravagant is a beautiful song that is perfect as a music item in Good Friday services, and as a reminder of the love that Jesus showed for us by dying on the cross.
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8. Michael W. Smith - Were You There
Genre: Worship
One of the things we love most about Michael W. Smith is that he continues to explore different genres and styles of worship music. From his recent project entitled ‘The Hymns’, he explores the beauty of hymns that have stood the test of times simply by stripping them back, allowing the listener to focus on the messages they carry.
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9. Salt Of The Sound - Be Still, My Soul (The Waves and Wind Still Know)
Genre: Ambient/Worship
Over the past year, we have been busy collaborating and exploring with sounds and styles. One of those explorations led us to creating our own version of the classic hymn ‘Be Still, My Soul’ which has spoken to us in many ways over this past year. It feels like the perfect song for this Lenten season in 2020, and provides a sense of rest and peace that is so needed on Good Friday.
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10. Steven Curtis Chapman - Our God Is In Control
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
This classic song has made a reappearance on our Good Friday playlist for 2019, as its theme seems to transcend time and is as appropriate today as ever: the lyrics of the second verse read ‘This is not where we planned to be, when we started this journey, but this is where we are, and our God is in control’.
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11. Narrow Skies - A Memory Remains
Genre: Ambient Pop
This pared-back version of A Memory Remains from Narrow Skies’ Acoustic Sessions EP speaks of the loss that comes with the fading of the seasons, and uses this metaphor to echo the message of the cross through its artistic expression and use of natural imagery.
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12. Josh Garrels - Good Friday
Genre: Alternative
Josh Garrels’ distinctive voice and lyrical depth invite the listener on a storytelling journey, which speaks of loss and death through the lyrics: when we laid your body down / In the earth and in the ground / Oh Lord, rest your bones /Will a hope be made good /If your words are understood / In the day, will we see you again?
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BONUS! 13. Instrumental Music for Good Friday - Christian Meditation Music
Genre: Reflective
If you are looking for Instrumental music for your church service or times of personal meditation this Good Friday, we have compiled a list of some of the best instrumental music by Christian artists.
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posted by Anita Tatlow on February 21, 2021