LadyDpiano: Top 5 Good Friday Songs

When my children were young, we would always attend a church service nearby at a local church. It was very meaningful and a wonderful time of reflection and inspiration. I think background music and a great worship experience is an added blessing during Holy Week. Do you have any songs you could add to the list? Here are two songs with chord charts to add to your song library.

1. The Wonderful Cross: Chris Tomlin

2. The Old Rugged Cross

3. Come Thou Fount

4. Were You There?

5. When I Survey The Wondrous Cross

Chords and Lyrics to Were You There when They Crucified My Lord?

Recorded by Charlie Rich. Sung by Johnny Cash and Randy Travis

Key: G

G7       C                G7           C
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
                Em        Am           G7
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
C                             F       Fm
Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble
         C                G7           C
Were you there when they crucified my Lord

G7       C                G7                C
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree
                Em        Am                G7
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree
C                             F       Fm
Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble
         C                G7                C
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree

G7       C                G7              C
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb
                Em        Am              G7
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb
C                            F       Fm
Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble
         C                G7              C
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb

G7       C               G7               C
Were you there when the stone was rolled away
                Em       Am               G7
Were you there when the stone was rolled away
C                            F       Fm
Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble
         C               G7               C
Were you there when the stone was rolled away

G7       C                G7           C
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
G7       C                G7           C

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Were You There?
Key: D

D       D A D
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
F#m Bm           A
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
D G D F#m Bm G D A
Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble
         D A D
Were you there when they crucified my Lord

D D A D
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree
F#m Bm                A
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree
D G D F#m Bm G D A
Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble
         D A D
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree

D       D A D
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb
F#m Bm              A
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb
D G D F#m Bm G D A
Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble
         D A D
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb

Modulate to E

E E B E
Were you there when the stone was rolled away
G#m C#m B
Were you there when the stone was rolled away
E A E G#m C#m A E B
Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble
         E               B              A
Were you there when the stone was rolled away

Chords and Lyrics to When I Survey The Wondrous Cross

By Isaac Watts

E            A             E
When I survey the wondrous cross
             C#m   A         B
On which the Prince of glory died
           C#m A            E    B
My richest gain I count but loss
            C#m  A          E     B
And pour contempt on all my pride

Forbid it Lord, that I should boast
Save in the death of Christ my God
All the vain things that charm me most
I sacrifice them to His blood

See, from His head, His hands, His feet
Sorrow and love flow mingled down
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were a present far too small
Love so amazing, so divine
Demands my soul, my life, my all



The Wondrous Cross: Isaac Watta

Key: D

Time: 4/4




D       Bm          G       D
When I survey the wondrous cross
             G          D     A
On which the Prince of Glory  died,
D          Bm       G         D
My richest gain I count but loss,
             G        A       D
And pour contempt on all my pride.

D         Bm        G        D
Forbid it Lord that I should boast,
            G        D         A
Save in the death of Christ my God.
D            Bm           G       B
All the vain things that charm me most,
        G        A      D
I sacrifice them to His blood.

D             Bm       G         D
See from His head, His hands His feet,
           G          D        D
Sorrow and love flow mingled down.
D             Bm       G      D
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,
           G          A      D
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

Modulate to E
E              C#m7      A      E
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
               A       E       B
That were an off'ring far too small.
E       C#m7     A     E
Love so amazing, so divine,
           A         B       E
Demands my soul, my life, my all.