What does "harrowing up" sound like?

That image of a harrow, a farm tool used to pierce the soil has always been a powerfully scary image.

"Yet with His stripes, we are healed."

And suddenly, it's stunningly gorgeous!

How to depict all this in music?

And with an a cappella choir?

Not easy.

But, with a rock-steady choir, I was able to "plow in hope" when it came time to write the "Agnus Dei" of my Mass.

And this piece has been on my mind this morning because it reminds me why we call today "Good Friday."

Because today is the day He made the ultimate journey from dark to light.

From pain to paradise.

From the crush of the press, to the cresting dawn of resurrection.

That was my aim in composing my Agnus Dei. To communicate some semblance of the beauty of His journey.

And as the "Agnus Dei" words cross my mind and lips... "Lord, have mercy on me"... I get harrowed up with my own guilt.

But being washed in the blood of the Lamb is as sweet as the harrow was bitter.

I hope you'll find some joy, and maybe even peace, as you have a listen to this piece, in which, I worked to depict His journey from dark to light, which makes our possible.

https://douglaspew.com/agnus-dei

Wishing you a "Good" day!

Doug