Don Besig Nancy Price: Holy Is Your Name: SATB: Vocal Score

Don Besig and Nancy Price share the very heart of the Savior's passion in this anthem for Holy Week. The hauntingly beautiful “Who Is He?” draws the listener into the scenes of Christ's last days. The text'spenetrating portrayal of the passion is given added power through the music with the oboe or clarinet obbligato adding a note of poignancy to the melancholy melody. This needful anthem struggles with important sacred questions andthen in one final crescendo leads the worshipper to the glorious answer: “He is Lord He is Redeemer!”

Don Besig and Nancy Price have woven the traditional songs “Lonesome Valley ” and “Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen ” with adapted and new words into an ethereal Lent and Holy Week meditation. The useof optional flute (part provided in the octavo) enhances the airy quality of the piece. There's also an opportunity for an optional solo and a cappella portions. First telling of Jesus and his pending fate in the lonesome valley the message moves on to remind us that “nobody knows the trouble and pain like Jesus.” Finally we all have our “lonesome valleys” to walk but He will not let us walk alone. This easy-to-learn anthem willprove to be very effective.

This inspired work for Holy Week is a poignant portrait of Christ's final moments and a testimony to his redemptive passion. Don Besig and Nancy Price seamlessly weave the heartrending spiritual “He Never Said a MumblingWord” in and out of an exquisite tapestry of touching harmonies and haunting recollections of the crucifixion. This defining moment in the life of the Savior will be a meaningful subject for your Good Friday commemorations.Breathtaking!

The Wondrous Story tells of Christ's birth in a reverent simple way focusing on the perspective of those who were present on that holy night. It is suitable for use from late Advent to Christmas Day to capture the boundless joyof Christmas. Perf. Time: Approx. 35 minutes.