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Cross of Jesus: Six Preludes for Lent
Robert J. Powell has composed a well-crafted and accessible collection for Lent.
Robert J. Powell has composed a well-crafted and accessible collection for Lent. This book offers settings that are appropriate to the season, such as “Go to Dark Gethsemane,” “Jesus, I Will Ponder Now,” and “Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow.” Each setting offers a series of key and tempo changes. The final setting, “Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me,” offers a joyful, majestic ending to an otherwise somber piece.
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Go to Dark Gethsemane
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Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
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| ISBN-13 | 9780758668615 |
| Occasions | Ash Wednesday, Confession and Absolution, Holy Week, Hope and Comfort, Lent, Maunday (Holy) Thursday |
| LSB Hymn Numbers | 428, 436, 608, 611, 761 |
| Instrumentation | Organ |
| Tune Names | CROSS OF JESUS, GETHSEMANE, HERR, ICH HABE MISSGEHANDELT, JESU KREUZ, LEIDEN UND PEIN, ST. CROSS, TOPLADY |
| Music List | 2020 |
| Music Difficulty | Medium |
| Collection Content | ’Twas on That Dark, That Doleful Night; Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow; Go to Dark Gethsemane; Jesus, I Will Ponder Now; Lord, to You I Make Confession; O Come and Mourn with Me Awhile; Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me |
| Authors | Robert J. Powell |
| Music Setting Composers | Robert J. Powell |
| Music Tune Composers | Johann Crüger; John B. Dykes; John Stainer; Melchior Vulpius; Richard Redhead; Thomas Hastings |
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