The Crucifixion by Sir John Stainer

00:00 Procession of the choir 01:27 1. Recitative: And they came to a place named Gethsemane 02:46 2. The Agony 09:30 3. Processional to Calvary 19:17 4. Recitative: And when they were come 20:14 5. Hymn - The Mystery of the Divine Humiliation 25:12 6. Recitative: He made Himself of no reputation 26:26 7. The Majesty of the Divine Humiliation 30:48 8. Recitative: And as Moses lifted up the serpent 31:58 9. Chorus: God so loved the world 35:53 10. Hymn - Litany of the Passion 41:00 11. Recitative: Jesus said, 'Father forgive them' 41:47 12. Duet: So Thou liftest Thy divine petition 47:05 13. Hymn - The Mystery of Intercession 52:51 14. Recitative: And one of the malefactors 55:44 15. Hymn - The Adoration of the Crucified 58:17 16. Recitative: When Jesus therefore saw his mother 1:01:15 17. Recitative: Is it nothing to you 1:02:20 18. Chorus: The Appeal of the Crucified 1:09:55 19. Recitative & Chorus: After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished 1:12:23 20. Hymn - For the love of Jesus A Meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer The words selected and written by Rev. William John Sparrow Simpson Composed for Marylebone Parish Church, Sir John Stainer's "The Crucifixion," was first sung at a series of special Lenten Thursday services on February 24th, 1887, where a choir of boys and men was directed by Stainer, with organ accompaniment by William Hodge. It was repeated at three further services on March 10th, March 24th, and April 8th. It received its first performance in the United States at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Baltimore, on Palm Sunday, April 3rd, 1887. The first presentation of "The Crucifixion" in Moore County, NC, was on Good Friday, April 15, 1927, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Southern Pines, under the direction of E. Ellsworth Giles. The work was sung by The Sandhills Sixteen, with an equal number of women singers, in the newly constructed "Parish House," which had opened in March 1927, under the leadership of Rector Alaric J. Drew. Ninety-seven years would pass before the work was offered again at Emmanuel on March 15, 2024, for a Noontime Bach's Lunch Recital Series program by The Emmanuel Choir, under the direction of Organist & Choirmaster Dr. Homer A. Ferguson III. Once again, the walls of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, the first building constructed in Southern Pines of North Carolina limestone, resonated with the sounds of Stainer's oratorio. Christian Blackburn was the bass soloist and Aaron Carlyle was the tenor soloist. Choir soloists included Harper Cook, Benny Edwards, Randall Frye, and Jack Neely. If you enjoyed this video, please like and subscribe.