Classical: The Seven Last Words of Christ - A Sacred Cantata, is powerfully moving. In 1899, Theodore DuBois published his work for organ and choir, using material from all four gospels.
Liturgical: Marty Haugen has musical renditions of the gospels that are beautiful, contemporary and pretty-darn faithful to Scripture. My favorite is Song of Mark, probably because it is the most familiar to me (being the first one he wrote), but there is also Feast of Life: Stories from the Gospel of Luke and That You May Have Life: Musical Stories from the Gospel of John. I haven't seen one on Matthew's gospel yet, but if it isn't available yet, you can be sure Marty Haugen will have it for us soon. (Click here for Marty's publisher, GIA Publications.)
Rock: While Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ, Superstar is not exactly a Catholic interpretation of Scripture (far from it!), for forty years it has spurred the imaginations of rock-loving Christians to prayer. And getting us to prayer in a fun way--isn't that half the journey?
The music for these pieces is available for purchase as CDs or MP3 downloads on the internet. "Google" (or "Bing") the titles and/or authors to find them.
