SATB choir, organ accompaniment SKU: GI.G-RA644
Composed by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange. Royal School of Church Music. Sacred. Octavo. 16 pages. GIA Publications #RA644. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-RA644). A quiet urgency flows through this stunning offering for Holy Week. Jesus’s statements from the cross are framed by plainspoken commentary that is insightful and direct. The organ mostly plays the vocal parts, but don’t sing this a cappella. What the organ adds and the moments when it doesn’t play make all the difference. The final Refrain unexpectedly blossoms into a triumphant statement of the core meaning of our Lord’s sacrifice.
