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 27:11-36 (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 27:51 (Expository)
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The Unveiled Christ

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Songwriters: N. B. Herrell
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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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 (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
Matthew 27:1-26 (Reference)
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O Love Incomprehensible

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Matthew 27:3 (Reference)
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Old Roman Soldier

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Artists: Jim McComas
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 (Reference)
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Backslider

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Artists: Christafari
Matthew 27:3-9 (Reference)
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For Thirty Pieces of Silver

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Songwriters: Eugene Whitt
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Matthew 27:3-9 (Reference)
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Judas

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Matthew 27:4 (Reference)
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Innocent Blood

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Songwriters: Dianne Wilkinson
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Artists: The Hoppers
Matthew 27:5 (Reference)
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The Stone

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Songwriters: Sam Hargreaves
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Matthew 27:7-10 (Reference)
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The Man Comes Around

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Songwriters: Johnny Cash
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Artists: Johnny Cash
Matthew 27:9 (Reference)
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Old Roman Soldier

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Artists: Jim McComas
Matthew 27:9 (Reference)
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Shamgar Had an Ox Goad

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Matthew 27:9 (Reference)
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What Have We Done?

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Artists: Kings (MHM)
Matthew 27:9 (Reference)
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What Kind of Person

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Artists: Ross King
Matthew 27:9 (Reference)
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Backslider

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Artists: Christafari
Matthew 27:11-26 (Reference)
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Caiaphas and the Temple Guard

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Songwriters: Graham Kendrick
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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 27:11-26 (Reference)
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It Just Started For Me

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Matthew 27:15-26 (Reference)
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Barabbas

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Matthew 27:15-26 (Reference)
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Faithful

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Artists: 1517 Music
Matthew 27:15-26 (Reference)
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He Carried the Cross for Me

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Matthew 27:15-26 (Reference)
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Kneeling

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Songwriters: Lynda Thoms
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Artists: Garage Hymnal
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 27:19-24 (Reference)
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The Sun Didn’t Shine

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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 Shall I Do With Jesus?

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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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Midnight In The Middle of The Day

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Artists: The Rambos
Matthew 27:24 (Reference)
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When the World Said ‘no’

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Songwriters: Graham Kendrick
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Matthew 27:24 (Reference)
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He Bore Our Sins In His Body

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Matthew 27:25 (Reference)
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See Now Here He Comes

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Songwriters: Graham Kendrick
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Matthew 27:25 (Reference)
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The Way I Come To You

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Matthew 27:26 (Reference)
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His Blood for Me

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Matthew 27:26 (Reference)
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The Scourging

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Songwriters: L. James Kindig
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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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 27:27-31 (Reference)
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Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious

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Songwriters: Thomas Kelly
Matthew 27:27-54 (Reference)
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He Just Hung There

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Matthew 27:28-31 (Reference)
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Come and See (We Worship at your feet)

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Songwriters: Graham Kendrick
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Matthew 27:28-31 (Reference)
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The Whipping

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Artists: Cindy Morgan
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Chains Hit The Ground

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Artists: Leeland
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Our Brave Endeavor Army

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Songwriters: Fanny Crosby, Ira Sankey
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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He Gave His Life for Thee

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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The Richest Crown

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Jesus, Son Of God

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Artists: Passion Music
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Compassion Hymn

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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 Word of God (Gloria)

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Just Can’t Stop My Hallelujahs

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Artists: Avalon
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Conversion

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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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Too Late

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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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Crowned With Thorns

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Artists: Antioch Music
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Reflections On A Rainy Afternoon

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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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Undefeated

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Light and Comfort

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Everything He Paid For

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Follow Me

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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We’ll Bear the Cross

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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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The Crown of Righteousness

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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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What Kind of King (This Is Jesus)

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Songwriters: Matt Osgood
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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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Mary Had a Little Lamb

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Artists: Selah
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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For Who You Are, for All You’ve Done

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Artists: Travis Ham
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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The Crown of Thorns

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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It Was Not the Nails

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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When the King Left His Throne

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Artists: Mercy Worship
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Arms Stretching Wide

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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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For You and Me

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Songwriters: Fanny Crosby, Ira Sankey
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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The Dead of Night

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Jesus at the Door

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Behold the Lamb

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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No Thorns in the Crown

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Artists: The Pfeifers
Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Grace So Glorious

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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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Jesus Ever Abiding Friend

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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You Surrendered All

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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Calvary

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Matthew 27:29 (Reference)
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On the Darkest Day

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Songwriters: Matt Osgood
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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 27:29-31 (Reference)
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Our Savior’s Crown

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Matthew 27:29-31 (Reference)
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He Went All the Way

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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 27:31-33 (Reference)
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The One who Carried the Cross

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Matthew 27:31-33 (Reference)
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Will You Carry My Cross

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Artists: The Couriers
Matthew 27:31-53 (Reference)
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Cemetery Came Alive

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Artists: ApologetiX
Matthew 27:32 (Reference)
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Cross of Christ

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Matthew 27:32 (Reference)
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Crossloads

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Artists: ApologetiX
Matthew 27:32 (Reference)
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He Could Have Called Ten Thousand Angels

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Matthew 27:32 (Reference)
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Simon Carry My Cross

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Artists: Adrian Snell
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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We’ll Bear the Cross

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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 27:32-56 (Reference)
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Never Alone

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Artists: Emu Music
Matthew 27:33 (Reference)
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Carry Your Heart

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Artists: Graham Jones
Matthew 27:33 (Reference)
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The King

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Matthew 27:34 (Reference)
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The Cry of the Dying Thief

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Songwriters: Merrill Dunlop
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Matthew 27:35 (Reference)
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Take Care Of My Mother

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Matthew 27:35 (Reference)
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Here Was a Man

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Artists: Johnny Cash
Matthew 27:35 (Reference)
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The Third Cross

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Artists: Sheila Walsh
Matthew 27:35 (Reference)
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I Believe in God the Father

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Songwriters: Fanny Crosby, Ira Sankey
Matthew 27:35 (Reference)
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I Didn’t Drive The Nails

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Artists: John Bowman
Matthew 27:35 (Reference)
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My Enemy

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Artists: Shaun Groves
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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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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Shamgar Had an Ox Goad

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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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Excellent Child

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Songwriters: Rachel Boskey
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Matthew 27:37 (Reference)
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I’m Gonna Live Forever

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Songwriters: Shirley Cantrell
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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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The Cross on the Right

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Artists: Jerry Salley
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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Just Like He Said

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Matthew 27:40 (Reference)
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Maybe Next Year

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Matthew 27:40 (Reference)
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Never Crucify Him Again

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Artists: The Greenes
Matthew 27:40 (Reference)
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The Third Cross

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Artists: Sheila Walsh
Matthew 27:40-42 (Reference)
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He Went All the Way

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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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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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He is Alive

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Songwriters: Abe Philip, Liza Philip
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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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I Wasn’t There

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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 27:46 (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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The Words on the Cross

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Songwriters: Thomas Pollock
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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Not Just Any Other Day

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Artists: John Elefante
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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There Is Hope

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Artists: Jimmy Dooley
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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Peter’s Song, Pt. 6

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Artists: Lilyfields
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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There Is Hope

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Artists: Mark Lowry
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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Psalm 22 My God, My God

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Artists: Ken Canedo
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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Image of God

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Artists: Trevor Hodge
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Psalm 56

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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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Jesus is Yours

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Artists: Ordinary Time
Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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The Prayer He Prayed Alone

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Songwriters: William L. Hopper
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Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Why Has God Forsaken Me?

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Songwriters: Bill Wallace
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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The Savior Prayed

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Matthew 27:46 (Reference)
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Why Have You Forsaken Me

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