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The '''Seven last words of Christ''' or '''Seven sayings of Jesus on the Cross''' are a traditional collection of seven short phrases uttered by Jesus at his crucifixion immediately before he died, gathered from the four Gospels.
The '''Seven Last Words of Christ''' or '''Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross''' are a traditional collection of short phrases uttered by Jesus at his crucifixion immediately before he died, gathered from the four Gospels.


Many composers have set this text to music; here is an incomplete list, with links to works available on CPDL:
Many composers have set this text to music; here is an incomplete list, with links to works available on CPDL:


* ''[[Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz, SWV 478 (Heinrich Schütz)|Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz, SWV 478]]'' (1645), by [[Heinrich Schütz]]
* [[Maria plena virtute (Robert Fayrfax)|Maria plena virtute]] (early 16c?) by [[Robert Fayrfax]]
* ''[[Seven last words of Christ (Franz Joseph Haydn)|Die Sieben Worte Unseres Erlösers am Kreuz]]'' (1787) by [[Franz Joseph Haydn|Joseph Haydn]]
* [[Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz, SWV 478 (Heinrich Schütz)|Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz, SWV 478]] (1645), by [[Heinrich Schütz]]
* ''Le Sette Ultime Parole di Nostro Signore'' (1838), an oratorio by [[Saverio Mercadante]]
* [[Seven last words of Christ (Franz Joseph Haydn)|Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze]] (1787) by [[Franz Joseph Haydn|Joseph Haydn]]
* ''[[Les sept paroles de N. S. Jésus-Christ sur la croix (Charles Gounod)|Les sept paroles de N. S. Jésus-Christ sur la croix]]'', for chorus (1855), by [[Charles Gounod]]
* Le sette ultime parole di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo (1838), an oratorio by [[Saverio Mercadante]]
* ''[[Les Sept Paroles du Christ en Croix (César Franck)|Les Sept Paroles du Christ en Croix]]'' (1859), by [[César Franck]]
* [[Les Sept paroles de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ sur la croix, CG 147 (Charles Gounod)|Les Sept paroles de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ sur la croix, CG 147]], for chorus (1855), by [[Charles Gounod]]
* ''[[Seven Last Words of Christ (Théodore Dubois)|Les Sept Paroles du Christ]]'' (1867), by [[Théodore Dubois]]
* [[Les Sept Paroles du Christ en Croix (César Franck)|Les sept paroles du Christ en croix]] (1859), by [[César Franck]]
* ''Seven Last Words from the Cross'' (1993), cantata for choir and strings by James MacMillan
* [[Seven Last Words of Christ (Théodore Dubois)|Les sept paroles du Christ]] (1867), by [[Théodore Dubois]]
* [[As Sete Palavras de N. S. Jesus Christo na Cruz (José Alexandrino de Sousa)|As sete palavras de N. S. Jesus Christo na Cruz]], by [[José Alexandrino de Sousa]]
* [[Septem verba Christi in cruce (Michael J. Drake, Jr.)|Septem verba Christi in cruce]] (2021), by [[Michael J. Drake, Jr.]]
* Seven Last Words from the Cross (1993), cantata for choir and strings by James MacMillan


===External links===
===External links===
*{{WikipediaLink|Sayings of Jesus on the cross}}
*{{W|Sayings of Jesus on the cross}} on Wikipedia
*{{W|Musical settings of The Seven Last Words of Christ}} on Wikipedia


 
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Latest revision as of 07:22, 11 February 2024

The Seven Last Words of Christ or Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross are a traditional collection of short phrases uttered by Jesus at his crucifixion immediately before he died, gathered from the four Gospels.

Many composers have set this text to music; here is an incomplete list, with links to works available on CPDL:

External links

 This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
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