AT THE CROSS OF OUR SAVIOR places the listener at the
foot of the cross,
being able to see Jesus and taking in the scene all
around. The listener becomes
an eyewitness to the event we call Good Friday. The
music sounds out loud,
dramatic minor chords in the introduction and the
interludes and gives a somber
flavor to the sad event taking place on Calvary. In the
last verse, the listener is
recalling the events and thinking that all hope is
gone, but the music ends in a
re...(+)
AT THE CROSS OF OUR SAVIOR places the listener at the
foot of the cross,
being able to see Jesus and taking in the scene all
around. The listener becomes
an eyewitness to the event we call Good Friday. The
music sounds out loud,
dramatic minor chords in the introduction and the
interludes and gives a somber
flavor to the sad event taking place on Calvary. In the
last verse, the listener is
recalling the events and thinking that all hope is
gone, but the music ends in a
resolved major chord, shedding a little light of
optimism on the future and the
resurrection yet to come.
C. Martin Staub