The Weeping Tree is a poignant rendering of the cross that uses beloved hymns, newly composed music, thoughtful narration and simple sacred symbols to create a touching testament of grace on Good Friday. The St. Andrew's choir will be joined by violinists Sara and Rena Far, and percussionist Malcolm Lim, to bring this favorite of St. Andrew's back.
Outside the city walls stands the weeping tree. In silence she lifts her weary arms against the darkened sky.
She is a gathering place for the sorrowful and a sanctuary for the grieving. Her shadows are a hiding place for the oppressed and a refuge for the lost. Under her graceful canopy there is comfort and beneath her towering presence there is shelter from the storm.
Long ago, she was planted on a windswept hill where all could see her solitary silhouette and, though fixed in barren soil, her roots grew deep into the hearts of all who drew neat to her.
Watered by a thousand ears, her sylvan branches once held a perfect harvest, for heaven had chosen her rugged frame to be the bearer of grace. There in her crooked and twisted arms she cradled Jesus, the Hope of the world. She who was cut and fashioned by hatred and violence became a tree of life for the world.
Her arms are outstretched still.
Please join us for our Good Friday Service at 10:00am on April 15th.