Prelude: O Vos Omnes, from The Seven Last Words of Christ Theodore Dubois

Suzannah Waddington, soprano

O vos omnes qui transitis per viam, attendite, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus. Posuit me Dominus desolatum, tota die moerore confectam, ne vocetis me Noemi, sed vocate me Mara.

O all ye who pass by the way, behold, and see if there is any sorrow like unto my sorrow. For the Lord Almighty has dealt bitterly with me. Call me now no more Naomi, from today call me Mara.

Call to Worship

Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 731) Old Hundredth

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Prayer of Confession

Almighty God, we confess our lives abound in sinful desires and transgressions of Your holy law. Our consciences testify we are guilty before You and worthy of Your just judgment. Merciful Father, grant that we may so embrace Your infinite mercy that we may not doubt Your wrath will be turned from us, and yet not abuse this privilege by taking liberty to sin. Help us in true humility to daily flee to Your mercy, that we may be sustained and kept in safety until that day when we come to that eternal inheritance that has been obtained for us by the blood of Your only begotten Son. Amen.

Words of Assurance and Invocation

Hymn 253: There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood Fountain

Responsive Reading: Psalm 16

Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”
As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.
The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips.
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy;
At your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Prayer of Intercession

Hymn 247: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded Passion Chorale

Offering Prayer

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Offertory: He Was Wounded Craig Courtney

Suzannah Waddington, soprano

He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought us peace was upon Him. And with His wounds we are healed. He was despised, He was rejected, one from whom men hide their faces. Man of sorrows, with grief acquainted, we esteemed Him not. All we like sheep have gone astray, each of us turned to his own way, and the Lord has laid on Him all of our sin. Surely He took up all of our suffering. Surely He carried our sorrows. Yet we considered Him afflicted, smitten, stricken by God. He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought us peace was upon Him. And with His wounds we are healed.

Scripture Reading: Matthew 27:45-61 (pew Bible, p. 834)

Sermon: The Sign of the Cross Dr. Liam Goligher

Hymn 535: O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus Ebenezer

Benediction

Postlude: Fantasia in G minor Johann Sebastian Bach

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Hymn lyrics used by permission: CCLI# 2486853

Good Friday

12 pm