PRELUDE: Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals by Sigfrid Karg-Elert
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
PRAYER OF PRAISE
FIRST SCRIPTURE LESSON: Mark 11:7-10
HYMN: A Cheering, Chanting, Dizzy Crowd [Christian Love]
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
INTROIT: Ride On! Ride On! by Graham George
Ride on! Ride on in majesty! Hark! All the tribes “Hosanna” cry; thine humble beast pursues his road, with palms and scattered garments strowed. Ride on! Ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die; O Christ, thy triumphs now begin over captive death and conquered sin. Ride on! Ride on in majesty! The winged squadrons of the sky look down with sad and wondering eyes to see the approaching Sacrifice. Ride on! Ride on in majesty! Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh, the Father on his throne expects his own anointed Son. Ride on! Ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die; bow Thy meek head to mortal pain; then take, O God, Thy power, and reign. [Henry H. Milman]
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SECOND SCRIPTURE LESSON: Mark 15:25-27, 33-39
HYMN: Your Only Son [Lamb of God]
SERMON: “Glorification in Acclamation and Anguish”
ANTHEM: Tenebrae factae sunt by Michael Hayden
In the darkness of night they crucified Lord Jesus, Jesus my Savior. And it was near the ninth hour, when with a loud voice Jesus cried out and said: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And bowing low his holy head, in anguish he succumbed. Then cried out Jesus, then cried out Jesus once more loudly, and he said: Father, Father! Into thy hands now do I commend my spirit. And bowing low his holy head, in anguish Jesus died. [English translation: William Ramsey]
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
HYMN: What Wondrous Love Is This [Wondrous Love]
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE AND CALL TO HOLY WEEK: Lead Me to Calvary by Jantz A. Black
King of my life, I crown thee now, thine shall the glory be; lest I forget thy thorn-crowned brow, lead me to Calvary. Lest I forget Gethsemane, lest I forget thine agony, lest I forget thy love for me, lead me to Calvary. Show me the tomb where thou wast laid, tenderly mourned and wept; angels in robes of light arrayed guarded thee whilst thou slept. May I be willing, Lord, to bear daily my cross for thee; even thy cup of grief to share, thou hast borne all for me. [Jennie Evelyn Hussey]
DEPARTURE IN SILENCE
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