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Lamb of God

One of my friends in the new ward invited me to attend a performance of a work called "Lamb of God". So last evening several of us drove up to Bountiful to see it. I'd never heard of it before, and I'm not much for LDS popular music anyway, so wasn't sure what to expect. But I wasn't expecting much. Apparently it's been around for a few years now, and has gotten to be quite popular. And I have to say that this heard-hearted Hannah was very pleasantly surprised. It was a quality work, and very well done. 

Written by LDS composer Rob Gardner, it's billed as a "Sacred Work for choir, orchestra, and soloists", and along with with narration, it's about the last week of The Lord's life, told through the eyes of his closest friends. The music is incredible. I enjoyed it so much, and the Spirit was so strong that I almost didn't want to clap afterwards. But I enjoyed it so much that I came home afterwards and bought a bunch of copies off of Amazon, to send to the family as Easter gifts. I can't wait to get mine and listen to it again. I hope everyone else loves it just as much as I did. What a great way to start off the Easter season!


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