St. Mark Passion (Wood) - Text

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Wood used the translation of Mark's Gospel from the King James Version of the Bible for use in his St. Mark Passion:

  • 1. Last Supper: 14.12b, 16a, 16c, 17-20, 22-26
  • 2. Gethsemane and Betrayal: 14.32-46, 50
  • 3. Trial before the High Priest: 14.52-55, 60-72
  • 4. Trial before Pilate: 15.1-9, 11-20
  • 5. The Crucifixion: 15.22-27, 29-37

He adds a short line of text for the tenor and bass chorus parts in measures 44 through 51 of the fourth Lesson ("One, release us.").

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