Good Friday Anthems for Worship

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 beloved hymn, written in the first-person singular, invites all to participate directly in the passion narrative and to identify with the suffering Christ. The compelling musical setting captures all

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

Here is a lush and beautiful setting of George Bennard's beloved Lenten hymn. In a refreshing twist, the setting begins in a stately 4/4, eventually moving into the traditional 3/4 where it builds to a

This Good Friday anthem presents the events of the crucifixion with breathtaking power. The lush, sweeping orchestration comes from the Lenten cantata At His Name which reflects on Jesus' ministry

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

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,

With an original melody for the text from the spiritual Were You There?, this anthem offers an expressive contemplation of Christ's suffering and crucifixion. A quick study, this piece is

Quoting fragments of the well-known hymn Ah Holy Jesus, as well as the text from the Sanctus, this is an anthem of worship to the Savior who suffered for the world's salvation. Undergirded

This mini-musical for Holy Week includes many of the significant hymns and songs that center on the cross: The Power of the Cross; Beneath the Cross; Beneath the Cross of Jesus; Near the Cross and

This compelling anthem for Good Friday depicts Christ's suffering and crucifixion, reflecting on the enormity of the Savior's sacrifice. The beautiful voice leading in the choral parts builds to the