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"The Seven Last Words on the Cross and the Death of our Lord" . A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture. B. Herder. Long, Simon Peter (1966). The Wounded Word: A Brief Meditation on the Seven Sayings of Christ on the Cross. Baker Books. Pink, Arthur (2005). The Seven Sayings of the Saviour on the Cross. Baker Books. ISBN 0-8010-6573-9.
Daan Manneke: The Seven Last Words Oratorio for chamber choir (2011) Paul Carr: Seven Last Words from the Cross for soloist, choir and orchestra (2013) [9] Juan Jurado: Seven Words (2013) for mixed choir and four cellos. Rotting Christ: Ze Nigmar (2016) Richard Burchard: The Seven Last Words of Christ for choir, strings, and organ (2016) [10]
The seven meditations on the Last Words are excerpted from all four gospels. The "Earthquake" movement derives from Matthew 27:51ff. Much of the work is consolatory, but the "Earthquake" brings a contrasting element of supernatural intervention—the orchestra is asked to play presto e con tutta la forza—and closes with the only fortississimo (triple forte) in the piece.
The words describe the crucifixion of Jesus and reflect on an appropriate personal response to this event. The hymn is commonly sung with a refrain added in 1885 by Ralph E. Hudson; when this refrain is used, the hymn is sometimes known as "At the Cross". The final line of the first stanza has attracted some criticism, as it leads the singer to ...
The preceding Introitus and closing Conclusio are the first and last stanzas of the hymn "Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund", written by Johann Böschenstein (1472–1539). The hymn already contains a reflection on the Seven Words. [7] In the following text and translation, the intervening text of the Evangelists, also set to be sung, is not shown. [8]
The song narrates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, detailing how he was nailed to the cross, "whooped up the hill", speared in the side, and hung his head and died, all the while keeping a dignified silence. Like all traditional music, the lyrics vary from version to version, but maintain the same story.
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