He Lives! - a sacred Easter Cantata is currently unavailable

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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.702374 Composed by Kevin G. Pace (ASCAP), Mary Ann Snowball. Christian,Easter,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Octavo. 124 pages. Kevin G. Pace #6504205. Published by Kevin G. Pace (A0.702374). A sacred cantata for Easter. Includes 15 original musical compositions and narration.  Music by Kevin G. Pace.  Text by Mary Ann Snowball. As Jesus entered Jerusalem for the last time before his prophesied death, onewonders what thoughts would have been in his mind. The scriptures relate his soulbeing troubled. Would we have also uttered his words: "Father, save Me from this hour?"Would we have understood the sacred emblems He presented at the LastSupper? We wonder how He felt as He ministered to each apostle, illustrating the newcommandment to love one another, even knowing that Judas would betray him thatvery night, and Peter would also deny him three times before the morning sun rose.What must our Savior have thought when He saw his three beloved apostlesasleep, three consecutive times, while He suffered in body and spirit the greatestsuffering known in earth or in heaven in that sacred garden spot, Gethsemane?On that lonely night, while Jesus was forced to appear before the Sanhedrin,Pontius Pilate, and Herod, would He have been tempted to approach this ordeal callingupon his heavenly powers to overcome every evil? How would He endure the pain andhumiliation of a crown of thorns, flogging, mocking, and nails driven into his mortalflesh?We wonder how He could have uttered the redeeming words: "Father, forgivethem; for they know not what they do" to each soldier or others who screamed for hisdemise. And in the midst of his own suffering, we may ask ourselves how He could havecomforted a thief who hung by his side, and showed deep concern for his mother justbefore He succumbed to his own death?This entire last week of Jesus’ earthly life was an example of his own brokenheart as He cried out in perfect faith for God’s redemptive power for our benefit, andoffering every necessary blessing for our salvation. We can use this pattern as we alsoseek sanctification only because of Christ’s redeeming love through this marvelous,amazing atonement!Throughout the narration and songs in this Cantata, the greatest story of all timeillustrates this most beautiful retelling of love between a Father and his Son. As youlisten and contemplate your own mortality and eternity, know that this is our testimonyand witness that our Savior, Jesus Christ, was born, lived, and died for us. And mostimportantly, He did the same for you! As this miracle continues, we express the truth ofour conviction that after three days in a borrowed tomb, Jesus was also resurrected andstill, today, He Lives! This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard’s global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds. About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).