O Sacred Head Now Wounded

This setting of the familiar hymn tune for Holy Week is solemn. I have woven chromatic harmony against the melody, while choosing an increase in dynamic level for each phrase. Each organist may decide the best registration to use for their instrument. Those of us today may see Holy Week with the understanding that Good Friday was not the final conclusion. It seems appropriate to me then, to resolve to a Picardy third at the close of the setting. If organist desires to repeat the piece, a minor harmony should be played on first ending, a Major harmony at the end. This sacred music is useful during a prelude, for special music during worship, during communion, or as an offertory. With purchase of an additional score, any C instrument could play the melody with the organ, since melody is always found in the upper voice. May you find this worshipful.