Songs from Matthew 27

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Matthew 27:1-10 (Expository)
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Traitor’s Look

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Songwriters: Michael Card
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Artists: Michael Card
Matthew 27:3-9 (Expository)
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The Blame (Shadows)

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Songwriters: Graham Kendrick
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Matthew 27:11-31 (Expository)
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The Trial

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Songwriters: Adrian Snell
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Artists: Adrian Snell
Matthew 27:11-36 (Expository)
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Jesus Is Judged by Pilate

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Matthew 27:14 (Expository)
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He Answered Never a Word

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Songwriters: Unknown
Matthew 27:15-26 (Expository)
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What Kind of Man

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Artists: Legacy Five
Matthew 27:22 (Expository)
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What Will You Do with Jesus? (Simpson)

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Songwriters: Albert B. Simpson
Matthew 27:23 (Expository)
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Crown Him

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Songwriters: Michael Card
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Artists: Michael Card
Matthew 27:27-31 (Expository)
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Jesus Is Scourged and Crowned with Thorns

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Matthew 27:28-29 (Expository)
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The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns

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Songwriters: Thomas Kelly
Matthew 27:32 (Expository)
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Jesus Is Helped by Simon of Cyrene

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Matthew 27:35-44 (Expository)
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Jesus Is Crucified

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Matthew 27:45-56 (Expository)
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Jesus Dies on the Cross

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Matthew 27:46 (Expository)
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Why Have You Forsaken Me?

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Artists: Marty McCall
Matthew 27:54 (Expository)
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King of the Jews

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Songwriters: Marty Goetz
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Artists: Marty Goetz
Matthew 27:57-61 (Expository)
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Joseph of Arimathea

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Artists: Sarah Wilcox
Matthew 27:64 (Expository)
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He Is Risen

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Songwriters: Caroline Cobb Smith
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Artists: Caroline Cobb
Matthew 27 (Reference)
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I Rest My Case at the Cross

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Songwriters: Kyla Rowland
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Artists: The Perrys
Matthew 27 (Reference)
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Once Upon A Cross

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Matthew 27 (Reference)
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Settled At The Cross

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Artists: The Nelons
Matthew 27 (Reference)
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When I Survey The Wondrous Cross

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Songwriters: Isaac Watts
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Matthew 27 (Reference)
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Are You Washed In The Blood?

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Songwriters: Elisha A. Hoffman
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Matthew 27 (Reference)
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At Calvary

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Songwriters: William Newell
Matthew 27 (Reference)
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Beyond the Cross

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Songwriters: Mosie Lister
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Matthew 27 (Reference)
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Burdens are Lifted at Calvary

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Songwriters: John Moore
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Matthew 27 (Reference)
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But For the Blood

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Artists: The Hoppers
Matthew 27:1-26 (Reference)
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O Love Incomprehensible

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Matthew 27:2 (Reference)
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Homeless

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Songwriters: Daniel J. Mount
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Matthew 27:3 (Reference)
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Thirty Pieces of Silver

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Songwriters: Ira Stanphill
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Matthew 27:3 (Reference)
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What Kind of Person

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Artists: Ross King
Matthew 27:3-9 (Reference)
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Judas

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Matthew 27:9 (Reference)
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What Kind of Person

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Artists: Ross King
Matthew 27:11-26 (Reference)
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He Stood Before the Court

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Songwriters: Christopher Idle
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Artists: Koiné
Matthew 27:15-26 (Reference)
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Barabbas

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Matthew 27:15-31 (Reference)
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I See the Crowd in Pilate’s Hall

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Songwriters: Horatius Bonar
Matthew 27:17-21 (Reference)
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In Our Place

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Songwriters: Tim Briggs
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Artists: Folk Hymnal
Matthew 27:17-26 (Reference)
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Innocent Man

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Artists: NewSong
Matthew 27:20 (Reference)
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Light Has Shined

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Songwriters: Daniel J. Mount
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Matthew 27:21 (Reference)
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Jesus, Full of Compassion

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Songwriters: Caroline Cobb Smith
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Artists: Caroline Cobb
Matthew 27:22 (Reference)
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What Will You do With Jesus?

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Matthew 27:22-23 (Reference)
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What Will You Do with Jesus?

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Songwriters: Fanny Crosby, Ira Sankey
Matthew 27:22-23 (Reference)
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What Will You Do with Jesus?

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Songwriters: Fanny Crosby, Ira Sankey
Matthew 27:24 (Reference)
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He Bore Our Sins In His Body

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Matthew 27:24 (Reference)
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Midnight In The Middle of The Day

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Songwriters: Dottie Rambo
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Artists: The Rambos
Matthew 27:25 (Reference)
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The Way I Come To You

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Songwriters: Bethany Dillon
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Matthew 27:26-31 (Reference)
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My Savior! I Behold Thy Life

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Songwriters: Samuel Stone
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Matthew 27:27-31 (Reference)
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Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious

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Songwriters: Thomas Kelly
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Matthew 27:27-31 (Reference)
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Peter’s Song, Pt. 6

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Artists: Lilyfields
Matthew 27:27-31 (Reference)
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To Mock Your Reign

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Songwriters: Fred Pratt Green
Matthew 27:28-31 (Reference)
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The Whipping

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Songwriters: Cindy Morgan
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Artists: Cindy Morgan
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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He Wore a Crown of Thorns

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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The Dead of Night

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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I Hear

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Images of Faith

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Artists: Marty McCall
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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You Surrendered All

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Jesus Ever Abiding Friend

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Songwriters: Keith Getty, Steve Siler
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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Jesus Ever Prays for Me

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Songwriters: Abe Philip, Liza Philip
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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Let Thy Blood and Mercy Poured

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Long Have I Pondered

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Songwriters: Don Carson, Mark Hopper
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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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No Grave Could Keep

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Songwriters: Matt Damico
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Artists: Kenwood Music
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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A Crown of Thorns

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Songwriters: Ira Stanphill
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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Redemption Ground

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Artists: Matt Redman
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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The King in His Beauty

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Calvary

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Songwriters: Melissa Brady
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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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The Crown of Righteousness

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Compassion Hymn

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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The Crown of Thorns

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Matthew 27:29-31 (Reference)
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Our Savior’s Crown

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Matthew 27:29-31 (Reference)
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Then You Would Know

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Matthew 27:31-33 (Reference)
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I Carried His Cross

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Songwriters: John Lemonis, Tony Wood
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Artists: N'Harmony
Matthew 27:31-33 (Reference)
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It’s the Cross that Carries Me

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Songwriters: John Mathis
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Matthew 27:32 (Reference)
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Simon Carry My Cross

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Songwriters: Adrian Snell
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Artists: Adrian Snell
Matthew 27:32 (Reference)
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Cross of Christ

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Matthew 27:32 (Reference)
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Forever My Friend

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Artists: Don Francisco
Matthew 27:32 (Reference)
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Simon Carry My Cross

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Artists: Adrian Snell
Matthew 27:32-56 (Reference)
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Never Alone

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Artists: Emu Music
Matthew 27:32-56 (Reference)
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I Will Glory In The Cross

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Songwriters: Rob Smith
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Artists: Emu Music
Matthew 27:33 (Reference)
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The King

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Matthew 27:33 (Reference)
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Somewhere East of Eden

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Matthew 27:35 (Reference)
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Only The Blood

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Matthew 27:35 (Reference)
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Outside the Camp

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Songwriters: Colin Buchanan
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Matthew 27:35 (Reference)
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Psalm 22 My God, My God

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Songwriters: Ken Canedo
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Artists: Ken Canedo
Matthew 27:35 (Reference)
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Robe of Calvary

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Matthew 27:35 (Reference)
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A More Certain Glory

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Matthew 27:35 (Reference)
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Homeless

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Songwriters: Daniel J. Mount
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Matthew 27:35 (Reference)
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My God, my God! I cry to Thee!

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Songwriters: Charles Wesley
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Matthew 27:37 (Reference)
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Peter’s Song, Pt. 6

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Artists: Lilyfields
Matthew 27:37 (Reference)
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This is Mercy

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Matthew 27:38 (Reference)
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In The Middle

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Artists: Gold City
Matthew 27:38 (Reference)
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The Right Side

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Matthew 27:39 (Reference)
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The Cross of Christ

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Artists: Newday
Matthew 27:39-43 (Reference)
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My God, my God! I cry to Thee!

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Songwriters: Charles Wesley
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Matthew 27:40 (Reference)
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He Saved Me

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Matthew 27:40 (Reference)
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Maybe Next Year

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Matthew 27:42 (Reference)
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In Christ Alone

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Matthew 27:42 (Reference)
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Only the Sick Need a Physician

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Songwriters: Caroline Cobb Smith
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Artists: Caroline Cobb
Matthew 27:42 (Reference)
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What if I Were in the Garden

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Songwriters: Nathan Clark George
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Matthew 27:44 (Reference)
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Between Two Thieves

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Artists: Freedom
Matthew 27:45 (Reference)
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A Light Ever Shining at the Cross

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Songwriters: A. Crumpton
Matthew 27:45 (Reference)
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Heaven Was Counting to Three

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Artists: Kingdom Heirs
Matthew 27:45 (Reference)
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The Power of the Cross

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Matthew 27:45 (Reference)
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What a Day

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Artists: Alisa Turner
Matthew 27:45 (Reference)
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Homeless

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Songwriters: Daniel J. Mount
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Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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My Hope Is the Lord

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Songwriters: Darby Hughes
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Artists: Darby Hughes
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Behold! Behold the Lamb of God

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Songwriters: Joseph Hoskins
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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My Saviour’s Cross

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Songwriters: Rob Smith
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Artists: Emu Music
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Father Like No Other

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Artists: Newday
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Peter’s Song, Pt. 6

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Artists: Lilyfields
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Good Friday

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Artists: Josh Garrels
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Psalm 22 My God, My God

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Songwriters: Ken Canedo
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Artists: Ken Canedo
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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How Deep the Father’s Love For Us

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Songwriters: Stuart Townend
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Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Image of God

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Artists: Trevor Hodge
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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The Son’s Cry

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Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Jesus is Yours

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Songwriters: Ben Keyes
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Artists: Ordinary Time
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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The Words on the Cross

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Songwriters: Thomas Pollock
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Jesus Went to the Garden

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Artists: Tom Willett
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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We Being Many

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Artists: Marty Goetz
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Well Done, Good and Faithful

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Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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My God, my God! I cry to Thee!

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Songwriters: Charles Wesley
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Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Love Crucified Arose

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Songwriters: Michael Card
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Artists: Michael Card
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Why Have You Forsaken Me

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Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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My God, My God

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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The Temple (2 Chronicles)

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Songwriters: Caroline Cobb Smith
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Artists: Caroline Cobb
Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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A New and Living Way

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Artists: Michael Card
Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Jerusalem

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Artists: CityAlight
Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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The Unveiled Christ

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Songwriters: N. B. Herrell
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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Anytime

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Songwriters: Mike Davis
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Artists: The McKameys
Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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King of Glory

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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The Veil

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Behold the Lamb of God

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Lord Of The Universe

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Artists: Emu Music
Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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The Veil Was Torn

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Christ the True and Better

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Midnight In The Middle of The Day

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Songwriters: Dottie Rambo
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Artists: The Rambos
Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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The Victory

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Face to Face

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Songwriters: Chip Dixson
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Artists: Marvin Sapp
Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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One Thing

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Throne Room

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Artists: Kari Jobe
Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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False Anchor

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Artists: Cheri Keaggy
Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Only Christ

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Songwriters: Erik Dewar
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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Rest, Jesus, Rest

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Songwriters: Daniel J. Mount
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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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We Enter Your Gates

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Songwriters: Joel Limpic
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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Forevermore

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Perfect But Painful

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Artists: Emu Music
Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Within the Veil

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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He Bore Our Sins In His Body

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Rock of Ages When the Day Seems Long

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Altar

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Artists: Joe L Barnes
Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Heaven and Earth

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Sun

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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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It is Finished

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Songwriters: Tenielle Neda
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Artists: Tenielle Neda
Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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The King in All His Beauty

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Songwriters: Matt Boswell, Matt Papa
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Matthew 27:51 (Reference)
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Jerusalem

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Artists: CityAlight
Matthew 27:51-52 (Reference)
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The Power of the Cross

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Matthew 27:51-53 (Reference)
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Maybe Next Year

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Matthew 27:54 (Reference)
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It is Finished

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Songwriters: Tenielle Neda
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Artists: Tenielle Neda
Matthew 27:56 (Reference)
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At the Cross, Her Vigil Keeping

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Matthew 27:56 (Reference)
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Love’s Never Been Like This

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Artists: NewSong
Matthew 27:57-60 (Reference)
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Borrowed And Barely Used Tomb

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Artists: The Anchormen
Matthew 27:57-60 (Reference)
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He’ll Carry Me

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Songwriters: Rodney Griffin
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Matthew 27:57-60 (Reference)
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Open Your Heart

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Songwriters: Don Francisco
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Artists: Don Francisco
Matthew 27:57-61 (Reference)
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I’ve Just Seen Jesus

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Matthew 27:57-66 (Reference)
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A Borrowed Tomb

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Songwriters: Sheryl Farris
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Artists: The McKameys
Matthew 27:57-66 (Reference)
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Joseph Got His Tomb Back

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Songwriters: Matt Rankin
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Matthew 27:57-66 (Reference)
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Temporary Tomb

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Songwriters: Rodney Griffin
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Artists: Legacy Five
Matthew 27:59-60 (Reference)
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Rest of the weary! Thou

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Matthew 27:60 (Reference)
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Roll the Stone

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Artists: The Imperials
Matthew 27:63 (Reference)
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Jesus Is The King

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Songwriters: Paul Sheely
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Artists: Emu Music
Matthew 27:65-66 (Reference)
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Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

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Songwriters: Charles Wesley
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Matthew 27:66 (Reference)
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The Sun of Righteousness appears

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Songwriters: Samuel Wesley Jr.
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Matthew 27:66 (Reference)
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Sealed Was the Tomb

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Songwriters: Flora Kirkland
Matthew 27:3 (Allusion)
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Thirty Pieces of Silver

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Songwriters: Ira Stanphill
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Matthew 27:12 (Allusion)
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When the Wounded Spirit Hears

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Matthew 27:26 (Allusion)
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Three Nails Instead

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Artists: The Nelons
Matthew 27:29 (Allusion)
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No Jewels

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Matthew 27:29 (Allusion)
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How Beautiful the Cross

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Artists: Lee Black
Matthew 27:29 (Allusion)
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Three Nails Instead

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Artists: The Nelons
Matthew 27:29 (Allusion)
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How Could It Be

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Songwriters: Jason Krahn
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Matthew 27:32-54 (Allusion)
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He Loved Me With A Cross

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Matthew 27:35 (Allusion)
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Jesus, You Came

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Matthew 27:35 (Allusion)
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Already Free

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Artists: Kingdom Heirs
Matthew 27:35 (Allusion)
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That’s The Sound of a Soul Set Free

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Songwriters: Daniel J. Mount
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Matthew 27:41 (Allusion)
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Then You Would Know

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Matthew 27:45 (Allusion)
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Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

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Songwriters: Charles Wesley
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Matthew 27:45-46 (Allusion)
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Hope Lives Again

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Matthew 27:51 (Allusion)
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Behold the Saviour of mankind

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Songwriters: Samuel Wesley Sr.
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Matthew 27:51 (Allusion)
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Heaven’s Song

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Matthew 27:51 (Allusion)
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Eternal Christ

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Matthew 27:51 (Allusion)
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Behold

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Matthew 27:52-53 (Reference)
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The Sun of Righteousness appears

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Songwriters: Samuel Wesley Jr.
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Matthew 27:54 (Allusion)
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Never Look Away

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Songwriters: Daniel J. Mount
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