Easter 2025 Worship Songs: The Ultimate List for Your Celebration
As Christians celebrate Christ’s victory over death and the gift of eternal life, music will have an important role in most Easter worship services.
Ryan Dahl, who is something of an expert when it comes to worship music, has developed a list of the Easter Sunday worship music he says we’re most likely to hear in 2025. The list includes time-honored favorites as well as some new sounds.
New Modern Worship Songs (2025)
- “I Know a Name” – Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake
- “The King Is in The Room” – Phil Wickham
- “Christus Victor” – Keith & Kristyn Getty
- “What He’s Done” – Passion, Kristian Stanfill, Tasha Cobbs Leonard
- “Son Of Suffering” – Bethel Music, David Funk, Matt Redman
Established Modern Worship Favorites (Songs from the Last 5 Years)
- “Holy Forever” – Chris Tomlin
- “Praise” – Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake, Chandler Moore
- “Thank You Jesus for The Blood” – Charity Gayle
- “Same God” – Elevation Worship
- “God So Loved” – We the Kingdom
Traditional Easter Favorites
- “Christ The Lord Is Risen Today”
- “In Christ Alone” – Keith Getty and Stuart Townend
- “Because He Lives” – Bill and Gloria Gaither
- “Is He Worthy?” – Andrew Peterson
- “Glorious Day” – Casting Crowns (based on the hymn, “One Day”)
And we’ve added a few favorites from WRJZ!
- “Christ Arose (Low in the Grave He Lay)”
- “Amazing Grace”
- “The Old Rugged Cross”
- “He Lives”
- “He’s Alive” – Dolly Parton
- “Arise, My Love” – Newsong
- “Now Behold the Lamb” – Kirk Franklin
- “Living Hope” – Phil Wickham
- “There Rose a Lamb” – Gold City
- “Then Came the Morning” – Ernie Haase and Signature Sound
- “Gone” – Bill and Gloria Gaither
- “Oh, What a Savior” – The Cathedrals
- “If That Isn’t Love” – Bill and Gloria Gaither
- “Ain’t No Grave” – Bethel Music, Molly Skaggs
- “O Praise the Name (Anástasis)” – Hillsong Worship
- “King of Kings” – Hillsong Worship
- “Forever” – Kari Jobe
- “Don’t Cry” – Kirk Franklin
- “Easter” – Travis Greene
- “He Was Hung Up for My Hang Ups” – Twinkie Clark
Derived from “Top 20 Worship Songs for Easter (2025): What on Earth is the Church Singing?” (worshipleader.com)