Music for Holy Week

Maundy Thursday

Vocal Music

• As In that Upper Room – Carl Haywood (b. 1949)
• Three Holy Days Enfold Us Now – Carl Haywood
• According to thy Gracious Word – W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)

Instrumental Music

• Ubi Caritas – Gerald Near (b. 1942)
• Adoro te Devote – Gerald Near

Congregational Music (all hymns from The Hymnal 1982 with the exception of those marked “R” which are from Renew.)

• Hymn 439 - What wondrous love is this (WONDROUS LOVE)
• Hymn R289 - Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love (CHEREPONI)
• Hymn R148 - Brother, let me be your servant (THE SERVANT SONG)
• Hymn R226 - Ubi Caritas et amor (UBI CARITAS)
• Hymn R235 - O sacred head, now wounded (HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN)
• Hymn 171 - God to dark Gethsemane (PETRA)
• Psalm 22 – IVe

Good Friday

Vocal Music

• Were you there? – Negro Spiritual
• Richard Murray, baritone

Instrumental Music

• As Jesus Stood Beside the Cross – Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)
• O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded – Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Congregational Music (all hymns from The Hymnal 1982 with the exception of those marked “R” which are from Renew.)

• Hymn 158 - Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended (HERZLIEBSTER JESU)
• Hymn 474 - When I survey the wondrous cross (ROCKINGHAM)
• Hymn 441 - In the cross of Christ I glory (RATHBUN)

On Maundy Thursday the choir will sing two hymns by Carl Haywood, an eminent African-American composer in the Episcopal Church.

Carl W. Haywood, a native of Portsmouth, Virginia, has degrees from Norfolk State University, Southern Methodist University, (Master of Sacred Music in organ and Master of Music in choral conducting), and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California. 

Dr. Haywood is recognized as a superb choral conductor/organist with superior musical acumen.  His anthems, spirituals, and organ music are published by GIA, Walton, and Alliance Publishing companies. 

For twenty-six years he served as organist/choir director at Grace Episcopal Church, Norfolk and has served on the Liturgical Commission for the Diocese of Southern Virginia, the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music for the Episcopal Church of America and as Director of Music for the Union of Black Episcopalians.

Dr. Haywood, who has sustained a long tenure at Norfolk State University, is a devoted teacher and friend of students and young musicians. A dynamic advocate of NSU, he is Director of Choral Activities and conducts the NSU Concert Choir and the Spartan Chorale. Dr. Haywood frequently serves as a clinician, adjudicator, guest conductor, and lecturer for schools, colleges, and churches throughout the country. He also serves as a National Conductor for the 105 Voices of History, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Choir.