Music For Lent

In preparation for the most recent Christmas, I made a mix CD of Advent and Christmas-related songs and distributed it to friends, along with an Auden poem and one that I had written. I enjoyed doing it so much that I had grand plans of doing something similar for Lent, this time with 40 songs for each of the 40 days of Lent. That didn't happen - not on the scale I'd imagined - but with the help of Brian T. Murphy's New York Hymns to inspire and guide me, I came up with my own playlist of 15 Lent-related songs, in some kind of order. I've tried to find videos where possible, but sometimes I've had to go for a link to where the song is a free download. Of particular interest is the beautiful clip for David Potter's "Nothing But the Blood" - be sure to look at it.

And, for those of you who love poetry, here's an old favourite from Bruce Dawe that might make for good reading along with some of these songs.

1. Hammock - You May Emerge From This More Dead Than Alive

2. Cool Hand Luke - The Incomprehensible Sleep

3. New York Hymns - The cross is laid upon Jesus (Station 2)

4. Red Letter - What Wondrous Love Is This?

5. The Northern Conspiracy - What Have We Done?

6. Jars of Clay - Liquid

7. Red Mountain Church - There is a Fountain Filled With Blood

8. The Northern Conspiracy - Filthy Roman Cross

9. New York Hymns - Jesus' body is taken down from the cross (Station 13: Part 1)

10. Sufjan Stevens - To Be Alone With You

11. King's Kaleidoscope - Come Thou Fount

12. John Mark McMillan - Death in his Grave

13. David Potter - Nothing But the Blood

14. New York Hymns - Jesus' body is laid in the tomb (Station 14: Part 2)

15. Hammock - Take a Drink From My Hands