For Good Friday, we’re uploading our original song, By His Wounds. As you can hear by clicking the blue Streampad player at the bottom of the page, this song’s exhortation to willingly take up one’s cross and follow Christ is, I think, a fitting theme for Good Friday. That being said, this piece has always had, for me, an equally prevalent resurrection theme. In that sense, By His Wounds is a great piece to help us transition from our Lenten songs into our more Easter-themed music.
At our Lenten concert, I introduced this song by way of dedicating it to the memory of my grandfather, Ray Vrazel, Sr. I’d like to explain the story behind this song in a little bit more detail than I was able to go into that night. If you’re curious please read on. I also have the lyrics included after the jump.
