Good Friday Bulletin

April 19, 2019 7:00PM Worship Service Good Friday The Seven Last Words of Christ Silent Prayer Opening words Unison Prayer Gracious and loving God, Today we pause to remember your sacrificial love That shone light into the darkness That bore life from such emptiness That revealed hope out of devastation That spoke truth through incrimination That released freedom in spite of imprisonment And brought us forgiveness instead of punishment. Grant that we may walk in the light of your life, hope, truth, freedom and forgiveness, this day and forevermore. Amen. Hymn 829 (Please rise in body or spirit, and sing.) My Faith Looks Up to Thee OLIVET stanzas 1-2: all in harmony; stanza 3: all in unison; stanza 4: all in harmony ~ “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” ~ A Reading from Mark 15 and Luke 23 Hymn 221 (Please rise in body or spirit, and sing.) PASSION CHORALE O Sacred Head, Now Wounded Please join in singing all stanzas in harmony.

~ “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” ~ A Reading from Luke 23: 32-37 and 39-43 Anthem Vinea mea electa Francis Poulenc O vineyard, my chosen one, I planted thee. How is thy sweetness turned into bitterness to crucify me and take Barrabas in my place? I protected thee. I took the hard stones away from thy path and built a tower in thy defense. ~ Jesus said to his mother, “Dear woman, this is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “This is your mother.” ~ A Reading from John 19: 25b-27 Hymn 158 (Please remain seated and join in singing.) MARY’S CHILD Born in the Night, Mary’s Child stanza 1: choir; stanza 2: high voices; stanza 3: low voices; stanza 4: all ~ “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ~ A Reading from Mark 15: 25-32 and Mark 27:45-46 From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Anthem Tomás Luis de Victoria O vos Omnes O all ye that pass by the way, attend and see if there be any sorrow like my sorrow.

~ “i tHirSt.” ~ ScriPtUre cOllage a reading FrOm JOHn 19:28 antHem I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say Thomas Tallis I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Come unto me and rest; lay down, O weary one, lay down your head upon my breast.” I came to Jesus as I was, weary and worn and sad; I found in him a resting place, and he has made me glad. I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Behold, I freely give the living water; thirsty one, stoop down and drink, and live.” I came to Jesus, and I drank of that life-giving stream; my thirst was quenched, my soul revived, and now I live in him. ~ “it iS FiniSHed.” ~ ScriPtUre cOllage antHem Adoramus te, Christe Eric William Barnum Christ, we adore thee, and cast our blessings upon thee: Thou, who by thy holy crucifixion and through thy passion redeemed the world, Lord, have mercy on us. a reading FrOm JOHn 19:30 Silent Prayer

~ “FatHer, intO yOUr HandS i cOmmend my SPirit.” ~ a reading FrOm lUke 23: 44-46 Silent Prayer PaStOral Prayer antHem Calvary African American Spiritual/arr. Steven Sametz Calvary, surely he died on Calvary. Can’t you hear him calling his Father? Surely he died on Calvary. Hear him saying, “It is finished?” Surely he died on Calvary. Silent Prayer Following this sacred time of silent prayer, each worshipper may depart reverently from this sanctuary in the shadows of Good Friday. We will return again to the light of Easter’s empty tomb. Worship Leaders: Kathryn Campbell, Jim Keck, Nancy McCurley, Patrick Messer, Cantorei, Ariel Merivil, and Tom Trenney Head Deacon: Tina Walton * Although the Bible and traditional prayers most often use the male pronoun to refer to the divine, it is helpful to remember God is beyond human gender. Consequently, feminine pronouns are effective metaphors as well. First-Plymouth Congregational Church • 2000 “D” Street • Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 402.476.7565 • www.firstplymouth.org