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Friday, April 15, 2022

Good Friday: He Never Said a Mumblin' Word

The Lessons for Good Friday

The Crucifixion, oil sketch by Murillo, ca. 1675.
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He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
--Isaiah 53:7


The late, great American soprano Jessye Norman sings the poignant spiritual at Carnegie Hall in 1990:


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2 comments:

Davis said...

I have never heard this. Thanks, Russ.

Russ Manley said...

You're welcome.

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