Lent & Easter for SATB, Vol. 6

As Sun Disperses the Mourning clouds
As Sun Disperses the Mourning Clouds is an Easter Meditation for a cappella SATB with the message, “So Christ is risen Lord, our source of faith, of hope, and life through death.”

Of Christ’s Dark Cup
Of Christ’s Dark Cup is a dramatic Holy Week anthem,
“Of Christ’s dark cup of sorrow, drink,
And of his crucifixion think…”
The litany pleads, “Grant us, Lord, your mercy.”

Come, Sweet Death (J.S. Bach)
Come, Sweet Death, Come, Blessed Rest (Komm, süßer Tod, komm selge Ruh) is a song for solo voice and basso continuo from the 69 Sacred Songs and Arias that Johann Sebastian Bach contributed to Musicalisches Gesangbuch by Georg Christian Schemelli (BWV 478), edited by Schemelli in 1736. This beautiful tune is arranged for SATB with the first verse in German, followed by the same verse in English.

Mary’s Joyful Shout
Mary’s Joyful Shout for SATB with piano is an ecstatic cry, “Awake! Awake! Come see what God has done. Come see! Come See! The resurrected Son!”