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PRELUDE When On The Cross The Savior Hung Johann Sebastian Bach
GREETING
CHORAL INTROIT So in Love He Came by Edward Grieg/arr. Faye Lopez
(Sanctuary Choir) Text: Patricia Mock
CALL TO WORSHIP
Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
All we, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way;
and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
*HYMN When I Survey the Wondrous Cross PH 101 (vv. 1-3)
When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God;
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.
See, from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down;
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
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LITANY OF REMEMBRANCE
Let us remember Jesus:
who, though rich, became poor and dwelt among us,
who was mighty indeed, healing the sick and the troubled,
who, as a teacher to his disciples, was their companion and servant.
May we ever be grateful for Jesus the Christ and what he has done for us.
Let us remember Jesus
who prayed for the forgiveness of those who rejected him and for the perfecting of those who received him,
who loved all people, and prayed for them, even if they
denied and rejected him who hated sin because he knew the cost of pride and selfishness, of cruelty and hatred, both to people and to God.
May we ever be grateful for Jesus the Christ and what he has done for us.
Let us remember Jesus, who humbled himself, obedient unto the cross. God has exalted him who has redeemed us from the bondage
of sin and given us new freedom.
May we ever be grateful for Jesus the Christ and what he has done and continues to do for us.
CHORAL ANTHEM Calvary Traditional Spiritual
Soloist: Ron DeHart, Tenor arr. Lloyd Larson
THE FIRST WORD
(Scott Wallace, Susan Gensinger, Daniel Davidsen)
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34
READING Psalm 51:1-14
PRAYER ON THE FIRST WORD FROM THE CROSS
HYMN Lord Jesus, Think on Me PH 301 (vv. 1, 3, 4)
Lord Jesus, think on me,
And purge away my sin;
From earthborn passions set me free,
And make me pure within.
Lord Jesus, think on me,
Nor let me go astray;
Through darkness and perplexity
Point Thou the heavenly way.
Lord Jesus, think on me,
That, when this life is past,
I may the eternal brightness see
And share Thy joy at last.
(c) 1992 Hope Publishing Company
Contributors: Jay Althouse
Tune: (c) 1992 Hope Publishing Company Text: (c) 1992 Hope Publishing Company
Reprinted with Permission under One License # A-737632
THE SECOND WORD
(Betty Bunton, Pastor, Charles Bunton)
“Today you will be with me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43
READING John 14:1-6
PRAYER ON THE SECOND WORD FROM THE CROSS
CHORAL ANTHEM The Heart of Jesus Words by Herb Frombach
(Sanctuary Choir) Music by Mark Hayes
THE THIRD WORD
(Susan Gensinger, Scott Wallace, Pastor)
“Dear woman, here is your son.” “Here is your mother.” John 19:26-27
READING Mark 3:31-35
PRAYER ON THE THIRD WORD FROM THE CROSS
CHORAL ANTHEM Song of Sorrow
Based on Symphony No. 7, Second Movement by Ludwig Van Beethoven
Additional Music and Arrangement by Patrick Liebergen
THE FOURTH WORD
(Daniel Davidsen, Susan Gensinger, Betty Bunton)
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46
READING Psalm 22:1-11
PRAYER ON THE FOURTH WORD FROM THE CROSS
HYMN Throned Upon the Awful Tree PH 99 (vv. 1 and 3)
Throned upon the awful tree,
Lamb of God, Your grief I see.
Darkness veils Your anguished face;
None its lines of woe can trace.
None can tell what pangs unknown
Hold You silent and alone--
Hark, that cry that peals aloud
Upward through the whelming cloud!
You, the Father’s only Son,
You, His own anointed one,
You are asking--can it be --
“Why have You forsaken Me?”
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THE FIFTH WORD
(Charles Bunton, Daniel Davidsen, Sue Gensinger)
“I am thirsty.” John 19:28
READING Isaiah 55:1-5
PRAYER ON THE FIFTH WORD FROM THE CROSS
HYMN Beneath the Cross of Jesus PH 92
Beneath the cross of Jesus
I fain would take my stand,
The shadow of a mighty rock
Within a weary land;
A home within the wilderness,
A rest upon the way,
From the burning of the noontide heat,
And the burden of the day.
Upon that cross of Jesus
Mine eye at times can see
The very dying form of One
Who suffered there for me;
And from my stricken heart with tears
Two wonders I confess:
The wonders of redeeming love
And my unworthiness.
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THE SIXTH WORD
(Pastor, Betty Bunton, Scott Wallace)
“It is finished.” John 19:30
READING Luke 13:31-35
PRAYER ON THE SIXTH WORD FROM THE CROSS
CHORAL ANTHEM O Sacred Head by Greg Sewell
(Sanctuary Choir)
THE SEVENTH WORD
(Scott Wallace, Charles Bunton, Pastor)
“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” Luke 23:46
READING Luke 2:29-35
PRAYER ON THE SEVENTH WORD FROM THE CROSS
HYMN Were You There? PH 102
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?(Were you there?)
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord? (Were you there?)
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree? (Were you there?)
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree? (Were you there?)
Were you there when they pierced Him in the side? (Were you there?)
Were you there when they pierced Him in the side?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they pierced Him in the side? (Were you there?)
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? (Were you there?)
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? (Were you there?)
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DARKNESS
TOLLING OF THE BELL 33 TIMES
After a moment of meditation, the congregation is asked to leave in silence.
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