PRELUDE: Improvisation on “Come to Calvary’s Holy Mountain” by Michael Burkhardt
CALL TO WORSHIP
PRAYER
HYMN: Ah, Holy Jesus [Herzliebster Jesu]
PRAYER OF CONFESSION AND REPENTANCE
SILENCE
DECLARATION OF THE GOSPEL
SOLO: The Crucifixion by Roland E. Martin; Andria Cabrera, alto
At the call of the first bird they began to crucify you, O Swan! Never shall our grief cease because of that. It was like the rending of day from night. Ah, sore was the agony borne by the body of Mary’s Son, but sorer still to Him was the grief which for His sake was borne by His mother. Ah! [12th Century “The Speckled Book”]
PRAYER
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Matthew 27:45-51a
HYMN: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded [Passion Chorale]
SERMON: “Forsaken for Our Sake”
SOLO: Where the Nails Were by Gary Driskell & Marty Hennis; Andria Cabrera, alto
“Father, forgive them”, I heard You faintly say. Still in my heart I feel so guilty. I know the truth is, the debt was mine to pay. How could it be right that it happened this way? A fallen and sinful life I was leading. Now, why is Your body torn and bleeding? It should’ve been my hands where the nails were, it should’ve been. It should’ve been my feet where the nails were, it should’ve been. It should’ve been my side that was opened, my heart that was broken. It should’ve been my hands, it should’ve been my feet where the nails were. At times I am tempted to overlook Your grace, thinking I’m worth the love You’ve given. I walk like I’m earning the right to run the race, somehow forgetting You died in my place. Still isn’t long before I’ve stumbled, one look at the cross and I am humbled. But it was Your hands, yes, it was Your feet, it was Your blessed hands, it was Your precious feet; it should’ve been my hands, it should’ve been my feet where the nails were.
PRAYER
HYMN: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross [Hamburg]
BENEDICTION
CLOSING RESPONSE: Passion (Opus 145, No. 4) by Max Reger
SILENT DEPARTURE
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