The Cross and Easter

From the silence of Good Friday to the announcement of Easter morning

6 songs in this theme

Holy Week and Easter are a road, not a single celebration. The songs in this theme are arranged along that road: the stillness before the cross first, and only then the announcement of the resurrection.

The Passion songs deliberately hold back — the torn veil, “Father, forgive them,” “It is finished” — words spoken from beneath the cross. They suit Good Friday services, meditation before Communion, and reading the Gospels alone. The Easter songs do the opposite: bright, short, easy to remember after two passes, fitting the opening and the sending of an Easter service.

These works are mostly in English, ready for English-language and bilingual services; Mandarin gatherings often use them as music for meditation.

All songs in The Cross and Easter

  • He Is Risen! The Victory Is Won — video thumbnail

    He Is Risen! The Victory Is Won

    An Easter declaration in English: he is risen, the victory is won. It moves from stillness into full voice, fitting the opening of an Easter service or the sending at its close.

  • Behold the Lamb (The Veil is Torn) — video thumbnail

    Behold the Lamb (The Veil is Torn)

    A Passion-season song in English, built on the image of the torn veil and turning the eye toward the Lamb who was offered. Suitable for Holy Week gatherings, Communion, and quiet meditation on the cross.

  • He Is Risen | He Is Alive! — video thumbnail

    He Is Risen | He Is Alive!

    Another Easter praise song in English — bright in rhythm, short in phrase, and easy to remember after two passes. Suitable for congregational singing, children’s and youth gatherings, and outdoor Easter events.

  • The Love of Golgotha — video thumbnail

    The Love of Golgotha

    An English worship song on Golgotha — slow and still, dwelling on the love shown at the cross without hurrying toward celebration. Suitable for Good Friday, Communion, and personal meditation.

  • Father, Forgive Them — video thumbnail

    Father, Forgive Them

    A quiet Passion-season song in English, taken from the words spoken from the cross: “Father, forgive them.” Suitable for Holy Week gatherings, prayers of confession, and following a message on forgiveness.

  • It Is Finished (The Ninth Hour) — video thumbnail

    It Is Finished (The Ninth Hour)

    A Passion-season song in English on the final word spoken from the cross. It ends without straining for a climax. Suitable for closing a Good Friday service, or for meditation before Communion.