Wondrous Cross - Alan Bullard

for SATB choir and organ or piano, with optional soloists, congregation, and strings (string orchestra, string quintet, or string quartet) A reflective work for church or concert choirs at Passiontide. It sets the traditional Seven Last Words of Christ, well-known hymns, and other sacred texts to create a moving and dramatic work that re-presents this timeless story for a modern audience.

Prelude; The First Words; Hymn: There is a green hill far away; The Second Words; The Third Words; Hymn: When my love to God grows weak; The Fourth Words; Chorus: Drop, drop, slow tears; Chorus/Hymn: Were you there?; The Fifth Words; Chorus and solo/semi-chorus: Ave verum corpus; The Sixth Words; Arioso: God so loved the world; The Seventh Words; Chorus: In the departure of the Lord; Hymn: When I survey the Wondrous Cross