"Rise heart; thy Lord is risen!"

One last instrumental.

"Truly, this was the Son of God."

Christ became obedient for us unto death,
even to the death, death on the cross.

Judas, the vile merchant,
required a kiss from the Lord
who, like an innocent lamb,
did not deny the kiss to Judas.

Another St. Mark's Passion, this time by the Irish composer Charles Wood, who is most famous for having taught Ralph Vaughan Williams and Herbert Howells.

Inspired by the weekend, here's Reinhard Keiser's setting of Mark's Passion.

Here's Bach's "Johannes Passion" in its entirety.

One of the most mournful pieces ever written—"When I am laid in earth" from Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas"—but in keeping with our Saturday trend, it's an instrumental version penned by Leopold Stokowski, orchestrator extraordinaire. (Also, PLAYLIST.)

Today's selection is the complete "Stabat Mater" of Giovanni Battista Bononcini.

The dead He raised to life again
The sick He freed from grief and pain
Until the time appointed

Another setting of "In manus tuas," this time from "The Polish Handel," Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki.

Another "In manus tuas." This time, a setting from the Spanish Renaissance composer (and priest), Sebastián de Vivanco.

"Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit."

"Mors ultra non erit..."

I bind unto myself today
The strong name of the Trinity
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One and One in Three.

"Let perpetual light shine upon them, O Lord, with your saints for ever, for you are merciful."

"A setting of "O Salutaris" written by Argentinian film composer Federico Jusid as part of his score for a Spanish TV show, "Isabel," based on 'the life of Isabella I of Castile (aka Isabella the Catholic).'"

"All praise and thanks to Thee ascend for evermore, blest One in Three."