The Bach and Handel Chorale, based in Jim Thorpe will perform the sacred oratorio “The Crucifixion” by John Stainer and text by the Rev. J. William Sparrow-Simpson, M.A., beginning at 4 p.m. on Palm Sunday.

The chorale will perform in St. John’s Lutheran Church in the heights, 319 South Ave., Jim Thorpe. Randall Douglas Perry, founder and artistic director, will conduct the work with Audrey Christ serving as accompanist. Soloists include Edward Sayre, baritone; James Logue, tenor; and Robert Jones, bass.

The Crucifixion is scored for four-part choir and the text consists of extracts from the King James Bible, with poetic material written by Stainer’s librettist, Rev. J. Sparrow-Simpson. It also includes several hymns for congregational participation. It is particularly known for its Christian Hymn “All for Jesus, All for Jesus.”

The original performance of this work was given on Feb. 24, 1887, in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England, where Stainer was organist and master of the Choristers, and it continues to be performed to this day.

The performance is a free will offering concert. No tickets are needed. The Bach and Handel Chorale is celebrating its 40th year singing sacred works of the masters to audiences in Carbon County and beyond.