Good Friday Anthems for Worship

Effective, simple part-writing and exceptional use of dynamics have made this piece an icon of sacred choral literature. There is just no better way to express the meaning of the cross, particularly during

Especially meaningful during the days of Holy Week, the text relates to our Lord praying in the garden of Gethsemane, and weaves around the tree theme found in many scriptures about the cross. The original

This important song from Twila Paris will be very effective throughout Lent and especially appropriate on Good Friday. "Your gift of love they crucified, they laughed and scorned him as he died, the humble

The well-known Good Friday text is creatively paired here with the WAYFARING STRANGER tune. This inspired, fresh take on these well-known classics envelops us in the pathos of the crucifixion story. Lovely

This anthem creatively combines two beloved hymns and represents a touching tribute to the Savior's redeeming work on the cross. The scene is set with the haunting sounds of What Wondrous Love is

From the cantata Calvary's Mountain, this effective arrangement of the beloved spiritual is well crafted to deliver a fullness of sound without raising the level of difficulty. The emotional

Scored for SATB or SAB choir, violin and piano, Out of the Depths is based on Psalm 130:1-5, in which the psalmist expresses Christ's deep despair and his cries to God to hear his voice, to hear

This Good Friday text by Samuel Wesley barely escaped the flames when Wesley's Epworth rectory burned on February 9, 1709. Wes Cameron sets three of the stanzas to a simple melody and adds the chorus "it is

Were You There? is a meditation for baritone and chorus written for American baritone Charles Wesley Evans. The piano accompaniment is a transcription of an improvisation by Patrick Dupre Quigley.

The PASSION CHORALE is perhaps the best-known hymn setting which is synonymous with Holy Week and the journey to the cross. This emotion-filled rendition builds with intensity through a dramatic piano

Asking, "Why would the Son of God lay down his life for me?" this Good Friday ballad exalts the "wondrous love the Savior showed for me!" Opening with a hint of the hymn What Wondrous Love Is This,

This anthem, extracted from the best-selling cantata A Festival of Hymns, is not to be missed. Opening simply with a quiet solo, the music gradually builds until the final measures practically

The final hours of Christ's life are rendered in this compelling original anthem that is cast with voices, piano and solo oboe for a sobering recollection of Christ as He traveled the road to the cross. A

"O wounded rose, Your fragrance is grace. The garden sighs for You and waits for Your embrace." The Passion of Christ is sensitively conveyed with a melancholy melody and expressive harmonies. Scored for

Thoughtfully rendered, this new devotional anthem is a personal statement of faith as well as a beautiful piece of music. Simple yet highly expressive melodic lines rise and fall like a prayer gently

This piece set for choir and assembly for use on Good Friday marries a paraphrase of the Solemn Reproaches with the Latin chant AVE VERUM CORPUS. The invocation and five verses are in unison, representing

Looking for something meaningful for Lent? Then consider this Carol Browning original. A sparse keyboard part and two-part mixed vocals are combined with an intimate text portraying the Crucifixion.