Near the Cross

Add something special to your church service with Near the Cross trumpet duet arrangement. The lyrics from Near the Cross focus on abiding in the gifts of Jesus Christs sacrifice. It is a non-physical place of rest and healing, free to all who will live there. This trumpet duet arrangement of Near the Cross attempts to portray a range of emotions that I associate with that nearness. The first verse is done softly and without vibrato. This is to portray a somber mood, acknowledging the price that was paid in Jesus Christs blood and death. The next verse expresses a sense of undeserved joy, the Bright and Morning Star that Shed His beams around me. The third verse expresses a more serious tone of hope, help me walk from day to day. Along the way, between these changing moods are other, more subtle shifts in expression. Some of these I only discovered when I was in the process of recording the duet.