Joseph, together with Nicodemus - Turchaninov, Pyotr Ivanovich

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"From the Eastern Orthodox service for Great and Holy Friday"

◈ Genre → Sacred

♯ Key G major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SATB|add=+ divisi

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range D2 – E5

¶ Language → English

Measures 73

Texture Homophonic

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 7

CPDL # 39950

Editor Paul Stetsenko

Posted 2016-06-06

License Public Domain

♫Pitch Ranges

D4 – E5

B3 – C5

E3 – F4

D2 – C4

¶Lyrics / Text

Joseph, together with Nicodemus, took You down from the tree - You, who clothed yourself with light as with a garment. He saw your body – dead, naked, and unburied – and in grief and tender compassion he cried out, “Woe is me, O my sweetest Jesus! The sun sees You hanging on the cross and it shrouds itself in darkness. The earth shakes its garment in fear at the sight. The veil of the Temple is torn in two. I see You willingly submit Yourself to death for my sake. How can I bear to bury You, O my God? How can I bear to wrap Your body in a shroud? How can I bear to touch Your flesh with my hands? What can I bear to sing at Your tomb, O Compassionate One? I magnify your passion, I glorify your burial and your Resurrection, crying out, ‘Glory to You!’”