Seven Last Words of Christ
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There are at least six vocal works whose titles refer to the Seven last words of Christ, four of which are available at CPDL:
- Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz, SWV 478 (1645), by Heinrich Schütz
- Die Sieben Worte Unseres Erlösers am Kreuz (1787) by Joseph Haydn
- Le Sette Ultime Parole di Nostro Signore (1838), an oratorio by Saverio Mercadante
- Les Sept Paroles du Christ en Croix (1859), by César Franck
- Les Sept Paroles du Christ (1867), by Théodore Dubois
- Seven Last Words from the Cross (1993), cantata for choir and strings by James MacMillan
The "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.
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