Good Friday Service
Good Friday
Setting: A cross and a crown of thorns
Prelude
Welcome and Call to Worship
They shouted
"Crucify him
crucify him!"
Pilate asked
"Shall I crucify
your King?"
The chief priests answered, "We have no king but the emperor."
Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus;
and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to The Place of the Skull
There they
crucified him
and with him
two others,
one on either
side with Jesus
between them.
Pilate also had
an inscription
written and put
on the cross.
It read "Jesus
of Nazareth, the
King of the Jews."
—from www.liturgisiesonline.com.au
| *Hymn: "’Tis Midnight, and on Olive’s
Brow" |
HS 264 |
*Invocation
*Response
Ministry of Music: "He Was Despised" from Handel’s Messiah
This piece can be found on most Messiah recordings. Contact Herald
House for the most recent recording of the Independence Messiah Choir.
The Passion of the Redeemer
Read by different readers. After each scripture, sing one stanza of
"Jesus, Remember Me," NS 26.
The Lamb of God
"Jesus, Remember Me" |
John 1:29
NS 26
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Despised and Rejected
"Jesus, Remember Me" |
Isaiah 53:3, 50:6
NS 26
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Wounded for Our Transgressions
"Jesus, Remember Me" |
Isaiah 53:4–6
NS 26
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Trust in God
"Jesus, Remember Me" |
Psalm 22:8
NS 26
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Rebuke
"Jesus, Remember Me" |
Psalm 69:20
NS 26
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Sorrow
"Jesus, Remember Me" |
Lamentations 1:12
NS 26
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| The King of Glory |
Psalm 24:7–10 |
Hymn: "When on Life a Darkness Falls"
stanza 1
OR "Go to Dark Gethsemane" stanza 1
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SP 43
HS 266 |
The Arrest: John 18:1–12
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Hymn: "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded"
stanza 1
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HS 262 |
The Interrogation: John 18:13–27
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Hymn: "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded"
stanza 2
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HS 262 |
The Trial: John 18:28, 19:16
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Hymn: "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded"
stanza 3
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HS 262 |
The Crucifixion: John 19:16–37
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Ministry of Music: "When I Survey the
Wondrous Cross"
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HS 265 |
The Burial: John 19:38–42
Following the reading of this last scripture, turn off most or all of
the lights.
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| Ministry of Music: "Were You There"
stanzas 1–4 |
HS 267 |
Sung as a solo.
At the conclusion of the music, turn out all lights. From the back
or from just outside the room, a male voice is heard:
| Male Voice: |
"My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?"
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| Turn on just enough lights for
people to leave. Encourage a quiet exit with a quiet postlude. |
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