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In recent decades, biblical scholars, liturgical theologians, and church musicians (among others) have called for the recovery of lament in Christian worship, praising the stark honesty, authentic relationship, and stubborn hope characteristic of this ancient practice of prayer.…

“It Is Finished: A Tenebrae Cantata” focuses on the somber memorial of Good Friday. In seven movements, the piece travels from the scriptural Last Supper to the final death of Christ and subsequent conclusion of the dark day. In contrast to the uplifting Easter message, Tenebrae…