Lent/Easter Musicals

2 Foreword For over 400 years Old Testament Israel endured the pain and misery of living in Egyptian bondage. But God raised up a leader – Moses – to deliver them to a life of hope and freedom; a Promised Land. But before their deliverance, they were to share in a Passover meal in which the blood of the Passover lamb was to be placed over the doorframes of their homes. is would protect them from the judgment that God was bringing upon those who had rejected Him. Fast forward several hundred years, and we find Jesus gathered with His closest followers in an upper room observing the Passover feast as they recall the miraculous and historic Passover experience of their ancestors. On this sacred night, though, they are witnessing a foretelling of what in a manner of a few short hours will become reality: Jesus will become their sacrificial Lamb. Worthy Is the Lamb! is the compelling story of God's plan to deliver all people from the clutches of sin and death. It is the dramatic narrative that reminds us that He who knew no sin took on the sin and darkness of this world so that we might one day experience eternal life in a "promised land" where there is no pain or sorrow. is is a telling reminder that Isaiah's prophetic words were fulfilled in Jesus: Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. He was pierced for our transgressions; crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and by His wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 53:4-5) Because of the death and resurrection of Jesus, we who believe shall one day join the heavenly hosts in a never-ending hymn of praise: Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!" (Revelation 5:12) Indeed, Jesus, the sacrificial Lamb of God is worthy of our praise! Worthy is the Lamb! —Lloyd Larson Production Notes Worthy Is the Lamb! is flexibly conceived for Lent, Holy Week, or Eastertide programming. Each of the three sections may be presented during the weeks or days leading up to Easter (such as Palm Sunday, Maundy ursday or Good Friday, and Easter Sunday). Or the entire musical may be presented as a whole in a single worship experience, depending on programming needs. Small and large choirs alike will find the choral writing appealing and versatile. Accompaniment options ranging from piano only to full orchestra with CD accompaniment or live instruments ensures maximum flexibility for your unique programming needs. From the Publisher Some of the cover-art images and graphics from this work are available as free downloads. We hope that you can use them to assist in the making of your bulletins, posters, flyers, website and email announcements, and in any other way that's within your organization and in conjunction with performances of this work. To access these files, please visit www.lorenz.com/downloads and navigate to the desired folder. PC users should right click and choose "Save Target As…" and Macintosh users should click and hold the link, then choose "Save Target As…" We have provided standard file formats that should be usable in most page layout or word processing software. Due to the vast number of differences in computer system setups, we are unable to provide technical support for downloadable images/graphics by either phone or email. 55/1203&04L-2 2 For Preview Only

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