1. “This Man Went Home Justified”
Luke 18:14

4. Confession & Forgiveness of Sin
Pastor: I confess to God Almighty,… and bring me to everlasting life. All: The almighty and merciful Lord grant you pardon, forgiveness, and remission of all your sins. Pastor: Amen.

5. Confession & Forgiveness of Sin
All: I confess to God Almighty, before the whole company of heaven, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned in thought, word, and deed by my fault, by my own fault, by my own grievous fault;

6. Confession & Forgiveness of Sin
wherefore I pray God Almighty to have mercy on me, forgive me all my sins, and bring me to everlasting life.

7. Confession & Forgiveness of Sin
Pastor: The almighty and merciful Lord grant you pardon, forgiveness, and remission of all your sins. All: Amen.

8. Evening Hymn
Verses 1-3

9. Before the ending of the day, Creator of the world, we pray,
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Verse 1:
Before the ending of the day,
Creator of the world, we pray,
Your grace and peace to us allow
And guard and keep your people now.

10. From evil dreams defend our sight, From all the terrors of the night,
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Verse 2:
From evil dreams defend our sight,
From all the terrors of the night,
From all deluding thoughts that creep
On heedless minds disarmed by sleep.

11. O Father, this we ask be done Through Jesus Christ, you only Son,
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Verse 3:
O Father, this we ask be done
Through Jesus Christ, you only Son,
Whom with the Spirit we adore
Forever and forevermore. Amen.

12. God’s Word to His People
Isaiah 59:12-20
Man’s sin and God’s
promised Redeemer

13. God’s Word to His People
2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:2
Jesus brings reconciliation
and salvation

14. According to your unfailing love. Wash away all my iniquity,
Psalm 51a
All:
Have mercy on me, O God
According to your unfailing love.
Wash away all my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my transgressions,
And my sin in always before me.

15. Against you, you only, have I sinned
Psalm 51a
All:
Against you, you only, have I sinned
And done what is evil in your sight.
Surely I was sinful at birth,
Sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

16. Hide your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquity.
Psalm 51a
All:
Hide your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquity.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
And grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

17. God’s Word to His People
Luke 18:9-14
We humble ourselves
before the Lord

18. Enslaved by Sin and Bound in Chains CW #102 Verses 1-5
Text: Anne Steele, Setting: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN SEIN Tune: Louis Bourgeois, c c. 1561

19. Enslaved by sin and bound in chains, Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway,
Verse 1:
Enslaved by sin and bound in chains,
Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway,
And doomed to everlasting pains
We wretched, guilty captives lay.
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20. Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace,
Verse 2:
Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace,
Nor all the world's collected store
Suffice to purchase our release;
A thousand worlds were all too poor.
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21. Jesus, the Lord, the mighty God, An all-sufficient ransom paid.
Verse 3:
Jesus, the Lord, the mighty God,
An all-sufficient ransom paid.
O matchless price! His precious blood
For vile, rebellious traitors shed.
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22. Jesus the sacrifice became To rescue guilty souls from hell;
Verse 4:
Jesus the sacrifice became
To rescue guilty souls from hell;
The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb
Beneath avenging justice fell.
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23. Amazing goodness! Love divine! Oh, may our grateful hearts adore
Verse 5:
Amazing goodness! Love divine!
Oh, may our grateful hearts adore
The matchless grace nor yield to sin
Nor wear its cruel fetters more!
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24. Prelude to burial
John 12:1-8

27. In thankfulness for our salvation, we support God’s work with our offerings.

29. Prayers
Pastor: Holy and righteous God… come pleading for your forgiveness. All: Lord, have mercy on us for your holy name’s sake.

30. Prayers
Pastor: You have revealed… incomprehensible love he suffered and died for us. All: Lord, have mercy on us for Jesus’ sake.

31. (Time for silent mediation follows)
Prayers
Pastor: In silent mediation…
(Time for silent mediation follows)
Pastor: God of grace and mercy,…may join us in fellowship now and in your presence forever.

32. Prayers
All: We offer our humble thanks and praise, our prayers and petitions, and ourselves in body and spirit to you, Lord God. Hear us, according to your promise, for Jesus’ sake. Amen.

33. Lord’s Prayer All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done on earth as in heaven.

34. Lord’s Prayer
All: Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

35. Lord’s Prayer
All: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

36. Glory be to Jesus CW #103 Verses 1-6
Redeemer Choir
Arranged: Koiné
Text: Italian hymn, 18th cent.
Setting: WEM IN LEIDENSTAGEN
Tune: Friedrich Filitz,

37. Poured for me the lifeblood From his sacred veins.
Verse 1:
Glory be to Jesus,
Who in bitter pains
Poured for me the lifeblood
From his sacred veins.
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38. Blest be his compassion, Infinitely kind.
Verse 2:
Grace and life eternal
In that blood I find;
Blest be his compassion,
Infinitely kind.
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39. Blest through endless ages Be the precious stream
Verse 3:
Blest through endless ages
Be the precious stream
Which from endless torments
Did the world redeem.
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40. Abel's blood for vengeance Pleaded to the skies,
Verse 4:
Abel's blood for vengeance
Pleaded to the skies,
But the blood of Jesus
For our pardon cries.
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41. Lifts its praise on high, Angels hosts rejoicing
Verse 5:
Oft as earth exulting
Lifts its praise on high,
Angels hosts rejoicing
Make their glad reply.
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42. Swell the mighty flood; Louder still and louder
Verse 6:
Lift we, then, our voices,
Swell the mighty flood;
Louder still and louder
Praise the precious blood!
Glory be to Jesus, who in bitter pains
Poured for me the lifeblood from his sacred veins.
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43. Words of Institution

44. O Dearest Jesus CW #117 Verses 1-7
Text: Johann Heermann, (st. 1-4, 6-7)
The Lutheran Hymnal, St. Louis, 1941 (st. 5)
Setting: HERZLIEBSTER JESU
Tune: Johann Crüger,

45. O dearest Jesus, what law have you broken
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Verse 1:
O dearest Jesus, what law have you broken
That such sharp sentence should on you be spoken?
Of what great crime have you to make confession—
What dark transgression?

46. They crown your head with thorns, they smite, they scourge you;
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Verse 2:
They crown your head with thorns, they smite, they scourge you;
With cruel mockings to the cross they urge you;
They give you gall to drink, they still decry you;
They crucify you.

47. Whence come these sorrows, whence this mortal anguish?
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Verse 3:
Whence come these sorrows, whence this mortal anguish?
It is my sins for which you, Lord, must languish;
Yes, all the wrath, the woe that you inherit,
This I do merit.

48. What punishment so strange is suffered yonder!
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Verse 4:
What punishment so strange is suffered yonder!
The shepherd dies for sheep that loved to wander,
The Master pays the debt his servants owe him,
Who would not know him.

49. The sinless Son of God must die in sadness;
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Verse 5:
The sinless Son of God must die in sadness;
The sinful child of man may live in gladness;
We forfeited our lives, yet are acquitted—
God is committed.

50. I'll think upon your mercy without ceasing,
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Verse 6:
I'll think upon your mercy without ceasing,
That earth's vain joys to me no more be pleasing;
To do your will shall be my sole endeavor
Henceforth forever.

51. And when, dear Lord, before your throne in heaven
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Verse 7:
And when, dear Lord, before your throne in heaven
To me the crown of joy at last is given,
Where sweetest hymns your saints forever raise you,
I too shall praise you.

55. (Pastor says the blessing)
All: Amen.

56. Redeemer Lutheran Choir
What Grace is This!
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Verses 1-6
Redeemer Lutheran Choir
Text: Laurie F. Gauger, b. 1965
Setting: WHAT GRACE
Henig, b. 1966Tune: G. A.

57. What grace is this! My Lord and King Has set his face to suffering.
Choir ♫ Verse 1:
What grace is this! My Lord and King
Has set his face to suffering.
My God eternal dies to bring
Eternal life to me.
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58. What grace is this—That very God Would stoop to lift a cross of wood
Choir ♫ Verse 2:
What grace is this—That very God
Would stoop to lift a cross of wood
And walk a road of rock and blood,
A sinner’s road, for me.
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59. What grace is this! Though Lord of all,
Choir ♫ Verse 3:
What grace is this! Though Lord of all,
He yields to Pontius Pilate’s law
And lets the Roman hammers draw
A rush of blood for me.
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60. What grace is this! Rude agonies!
Choir ♫ Verse 4:
What grace is this! Rude agonies!
With common thieves he hangs and bleeds.
The sinless Son bears each misdeed.
He pays for all, for me.
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61. What grace is this! Once wrapped in cloths
All ♫ Verse 5:
What grace is this! Once wrapped in cloths
And gently laid in manger-trough,
He’s taken, dead, from wretched cross
And wrapped again for me.
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62. What grace is this? How can it be? He wears this raw humility
All ♫ Verse 6:
What grace is this? How can it be?
He wears this raw humility
To lift me to eternity.
Such grace—sweet grace—for me.
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63. Silent Prayer