Rather than a service today, we have our sanctuary open for reflection and prayer. I’ve prepared a meditation guide; Good Friday meditation. I’ll also be playing music, and since friends on Facebook asked, here is my exceedingly eclectic Good Friday mix.
Anonymous 4 (American Angels)
Trad: Wondrous Love
Trad: Sweet Hour Of Prayer
Trad: Wayfaring Stranger
Trad: New Britain (Amazing Grace)
Trad: Idumea
Johnny Cash (American III – Solitary Man)
Wayfaring Stranger
Van Morrison (Avalon Sunset)
When Will I Ever Learn to Live In God
Ben Harper
Better Way
The Blind Boys of Alabama (Bridge Over Troubled Water)
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Jesus On My Mind
(Higher Ground)
I Shall Not Walk Alone
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason (Civil War Classics)
Ashokan Farewell
Jack White (Cold Mountain)
Wayfaring Stranger
Alison Krauss (Cold Mountain)
The Scarlet Tide
Tim Eriksen (Cold Mountain)
Am I Born To Die?
Reeltime Travelers (Cold Mountain)
Like A Song Bird That Has Fallen
Sacred Harp Singers (Cold Mountain)
I’m Going Home
Idumea
Eric Clapton (Complete Clapton)
Tears In Heaven
The Cox Family (Down from the Mountain)
I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)
Leonard Cohen (The Future)
Anthem
Colin Davis and LSO (Handel: Messiah)
Behold The Lamb Of God
He Was Despised
Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs, & With His Stripes, All We Like Sheep
Chanticleer & Yvette Flunder (How Sweet the Sound)
Be Still and Know
Andrew Lloyd Webber, etc. (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Trial Before Pilate (Including The 39 Lashes)
Crucifixion
Johnny Cash (My Mother’s Hymn Book)
Just As I Am
Norumbega Harmony (Sing and Joyful Be)
Wondrous Love
Sacred Throne
The Wright Combination (Spiritual Evolution)
Take My Mother Home
Taizé (Jubilate)
Jesus, Remember Me
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Due to a CD drive fail on my laptop, there is a lot of music I would have liked to use that is not on this list.
Great play list. Lovely.
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Hmmm. I have a lot of this music. Off to make a playlist–it's fabulous!
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Thanks for this, Martha.
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I wish I could just press 'play'.
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KZJ – me too – Thanks for the reflection. It was a much needed respite in my day. I went into the nave and pretended like I was there with you in your space – quite a peaceful time.
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Ditto kathrynzj!
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