Uses: Lent, Holy Week, Good Friday

Scripture: Genesis 1:31; Matthew 4:23, 13:54-56; John 19:30

A significant text and a compelling melody combine to create a moving testament of grace. Set in threetableaus from the life of Christ, the text employs sacred metaphor, connecting the listener to Jesus as Carpenter, Healer and Redeemer. Based upon a folk song, the music moves from gentle beauty to sections that are powerful anddramatic. The final lines of “it is finished, it is good,&rd...