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The Paschal
Triduum (The Three Days)
Good Friday
April 2, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
Behold,
the life-giving cross
OPENING MUSIC Lamb of God, Pure and Sinless
I.
Johann Pachelbel
II.
Flor Peeters
Please
meditate on the text of the hymn as it is played:
Lamb
of God, pure and sinless,
once
on the cross an off’ring,
patient,
meek, though guiltless,
forsaken
in your suff’ring!
You
died our guilt to banish
that
none in sin need perish.
Grant
us your mercy, O Jesus!
Text: Nikolaus Decius, c. 1485-c.1550; tr. Joel W. Lundeen, 1918-1990
© 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship,
admin. Augsburg Fortress
Stand
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Almighty
God, we ask you to look with mercy on your family, for whom our Lord Jesus
Christ was willing to be betrayed and to be given over to the hands of sinners
and to suffer death on the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Amen
Sit
READING Isaiah 52:13-53:12
See,
my servant shall prosper;
he shall be exalted and lifted up,
and shall be very high.
14Just as there were many who were astonished at him
— so marred was his appearance, beyond human semblance,
and his form beyond that of mortals —
15so he shall startle many nations;
kings shall shut their mouths because of him;
for that which had not been told them they shall see,
and that which they had not heard they shall contemplate.
53:1Who has believed what we have
heard?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2For he grew up before him like a young plant,
and like a root out of dry ground;
he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3He was despised and rejected by others;
a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity;
and as one from whom others hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him of no account.
4Surely he has borne our infirmities
and carried our diseases;
yet we accounted him stricken,
struck down by God, and afflicted.
5But he was wounded for our
transgressions,
crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the punishment that made us whole,
and by his bruises we are healed.
6All we like sheep have gone
astray;
we have all turned to our own way,
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
7He was oppressed, and he was
afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
8By a perversion of justice he was taken away.
Who could have imagined his future?
For he was cut off from the land of the living,
stricken for the transgression of my people.
9They made his grave with the wicked
and his tomb with the rich,
although he had done no violence,
and there was no deceit in his mouth.
10Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him with pain.
When you make his life an offering for sin,
he shall see his offspring, and shall prolong his days;
through him the will of the LORD shall prosper.
11Out of his anguish he shall see light;
he shall find satisfaction through his knowledge.
The righteous one, my servant, shall make many righteous,
and he shall bear their iniquities.
12Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great,
and he shall divide the spoil with the strong;
because he poured out himself to death,
and was numbered with the transgressors;
yet he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.
THE PASSION ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN
John 18:1-19:42
Chanted by the pastor to a setting by Ormonde Platter.
After the pastor chants ‘…gave up his spirit,’ there is
a period of silence for meditation. The congregation then stands for the
remainder of the Passion.
HYMN OF THE DAY O Sacred Head Now Wounded
Cantor
1 O
sacred head, now wounded,
with
grief and shame weighed down,
now
scornfully surrounded
with
thorns, thine only crown;
O
sacred head, what glory,
what
bliss till now was thine!
Yet,
though despised and gory,
I
joy to call thee mine.
Pastor
2 How
art thou pale with anguish,
with
sore abuse and scorn;
how
does that visage languish
which
once was bright as morn!
Thy
grief and bitter passion
were
all for sinners’ gain;
mine,
mine was the transgression,
but
thine the deadly pain.
Cantor
3 What
language shall I borrow
to
thank thee, dearest friend,
for
this thy dying sorrow,
thy
pity without end?
Oh,
make me thine forever,
and
should I fainting be,
Lord,
let me never, never
outlive
my love to thee.
ALL:
4 Lord,
be my consolation;
shield
me when I must die;
remind
me of thy passion
when
my last hour draws nigh.
These
eyes, new faith receiving,
from
thee shall never move;
for
he who dies believing
dies
safely in thy love.
Text: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676, based on
Arnulf of Louvain, c. 1250; tr. composite
BIDDING PRAYER
Let us pray, brothers and sisters, for the holy
Church of God throughout the world, that God the almighty Father guide it and
gather it together, so that we may worship him in peace and tranquility.
Silent prayer.
Almighty and eternal God, you have shown your glory
to all nations in Jesus Christ.
Guide the work of the Church.
Help it to persevere in faith,
proclaim your name, and bring
salvation to people everywhere.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Let us pray for Dan, our bishop, Maurice and
Harvey, our pastors, for all servants of the Church, and for all the people of
God.
Silent prayer.
Almighty and eternal God, your Spirit guides the
Church and makes it holy.
Strengthen and uphold our
pastors and our leaders; keep them in
health and safety for the good
of the Church, and help each of us to
do faithfully the work to which
you have called us.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Let us pray for those preparing for Baptism; that
God make them responsive to his love, and give them new life in Jesus Christ.
Silent prayer.
Almighty and eternal God, you continually bless the
Church with new members.
Increase the faith and
understanding of those preparing for
Baptism. Give them a new birth
as your children, and keep them in
the faith and communion of your
holy Church.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Let us pray for all our brothers and sisters who
share our faith in Jesus Christ, that God may gather and keep together in one
Church all those who know Christ as Lord.
Silent prayer.
Almighty and eternal God, you give your Church its
unity. Look with favor on all who follow Jesus your Son.
We are all consecrated to you by
our Baptism; make us one in the
fullness of faith, and keep us
one in the fellowship of love.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Let us pray for the Jewish people, the first to
hear the Word of God, that they may receive the fulfillment of the covenant's
promises.
Silent prayer.
Almighty and eternal God, long ago you gave your
promise to Abraham and his posterity.
Hear the prayers of your Church
that the people you first made
your own may arrive with us at
the fullness of redemption.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Let us pray for those who do not believe in Christ,
that the light of the Holy Spirit may show them the way of salvation.
Silent prayer.
Almighty and eternal God, enable those who do not
acknowledge Christ to receive the truth of the Gospel.
Help us, your people, to grow in
love for one another, to grasp more
fully the mystery of your
Godhead, and so to become more perfect
witnesses of your love in the
sight of all people.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Let us pray for those who do not believe in God,
that they may find him who is the author and goal of our existence.
Silent prayer.
Almighty and eternal God, you created humanity so
that all might long to know you and have peace in you.
Grant that, in spite of the
hurtful things that stand in their way,
they may all recognize in the
lives of Christians the tokens of your
love and mercy, and gladly
acknowledge you as the one true God
and Father of us all.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Let us pray for those who serve in public office,
that God may guide their minds and hearts, so that all of us may live in true
peace and freedom.
Silent prayer.
Almighty and eternal God, you are the champion of
the poor and oppressed.
In your goodness, watch over
those in authority, so that people
everywhere may enjoy justice,
peace, freedom, and a share in the
goodness of your creation.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Let us pray that God, the almighty and merciful
Father, may heal the sick, comfort the dying, give safety to travelers, free
those unjustly deprived of liberty, and rid the world of falsehood, hunger, and
disease.
Silent prayer.
Almighty and eternal God, you give strength to the
weary and new courage to those who have lost heart.
Hear the prayers of all who call
on you in any trouble, that they may have the joy of receiving your help in
their need.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Stand
The prayers conclude:
Finally,
let us pray for all those things
for
which our Lord would have us ask:
Our Father, who art in
heaven,
hallowed be thy
name,
thy kingdom
come,
thy will be
done,
on
earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily
bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us
from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory,
forever and
ever. Amen
ADORATION OF THE CRUCIFIED
The following dialog is spoken three times:
Behold
the life-giving cross,
upon
which was hung the Savior of the world.
O come, let us worship him.
We glory
in your cross, O Lord,
and we
praise your holy resurrection,
for
by your cross joy has come into the world.
May God
be merciful and bless us;
may the
light of his face shine upon us.
Let your way be known upon earth,
your saving health among all nations.
We glory
in your cross, O Lord,
and we
praise your holy resurrection,
for by your cross joy has come into the
world.
Let the
peoples praise you, O God;
let all
the peoples praise you.
May God give us his blessing,
and may all the ends of the earth stand in
awe of him.
We glory
in your cross, O Lord,
and we
praise your holy resurrection,
for by your cross joy has come into the
world.
Sit
Please meditate on the text of
the hymn as it is played.
Sing, My Tongue
1 Sing,
my tongue, the glorious battle;
sing
the ending of the fray.
Now
above the cross, the trophy,
sound
the loud triumphant lay;
tell
how Christ, the world’s redeemer,
as
a victim won the day.
2 Tell
how, when at length the fullness
of
the appointed time was come,
he,
the Word, was born of woman,
left
for us his Father’s home,
blazed
the path of true obedience,
shone
as light amidst the gloom.
3 Thus,
with thirty years accomplished,
he
went forth from Nazareth,
destined,
dedicated, willing,
did
his work, and met his death;
like
a lamb he humbly yielded
on
the cross his dying breath.
4 Faithful
cross, true sign of triumph,
be
for all the noblest tree;
none
in foliage, none in blossom,
none
in fruit your equal be;
symbol
of the world’s redemption,
for
your burden makes us free.
5 Unto
God be praise and glory;
to
the Father and the Son,
to
the eternal Spirit honor
now
and evermore be done;
praise
and glory in the highest,
while
the timeless ages run.
Text: Venantius Honorius Fortunatus,
530-609; tr. John M. Neale, 1818-1866, alt.
Silence
for meditation on the mystery of the Cross.
We
adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
By your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
At this time, worshipers may come to the large cross to make a sign of
reverence. Reverencing the cross may
include actions such as kneeling at the communion rail or before the cross;
standing before the cross; bowing before the cross; kissing or touching the
wood of the cross.
The congregation departs in profound silence. The service continues Saturday evening at
6:30pm with the beginning of the Easter Vigil.
