1. Prelude to Death
John 13:1

2. Jesus I Will Ponder Now CW #98 Verses 1-6
Text: Sigismund von Birken,
Setting: JESU KREUZ, LEIDEN UND PEIN
Tune: Melchior Vulpius, c , alt.

3. With your Spirit me endow For such meditation.
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Verse 1:
Jesus I will ponder now
On your holy passion;
With your Spirit me endow
For such meditation.
Grant that I in love and faith
May the image cherish
Of your suff'ring, pain, and death
That I may not perish.

4. Make me see your great distress, Anguish, and affliction,
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Verse 2:
Make me see your great distress,
Anguish, and affliction,
Bonds and stripes and wretchedness
And your crucifixion;
Make me see how scourge and rod,
Spear and nails did wound you,
How for them you died, O God,
Who with thorns had crowned you.

5. Yet, O Lord, not thus alone Make me see your passion,
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Verse 3:
Yet, O Lord, not thus alone
Make me see your passion,
But its cause to me make known
And its termination.
Ah! I also and my sin
Wrought your deep affliction;
This indeed the cause has been
Of your crucifixion.

6. And my conscience grieve me, Let your cross my fear disarm;
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Verse 4:
If my sins give me alarm
And my conscience grieve me,
Let your cross my fear disarm;
Peace of conscience give me.
Help me see forgiveness won
By your holy passion.
If for me he slays his Son,
God must have compassion!

7. Grant that I your passion view With repentant grieving.
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Verse 5:
Grant that I your passion view
With repentant grieving.
Let me not bring shame to you
By unholy living.
How could I refuse to shun
Ev'ry sinful pleasure
Since for me God's only Son
Suffered without measure?

8. Graciously my faith renew; Help me bear my crosses,
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Verse 6:
Graciously my faith renew;
Help me bear my crosses,
Learning humbleness from you,
Peace mid pain and losses.
May I give you love for love!
Hear me, O my Savior,
That I may in heav'n above
Sing your praise forever.

9. Opening Prayer
Pastor:
(Pastor says prayer)

10. Responses
Pastor: Lord, when we pity ourselves and think we make great sacrifices for others:
All: Remind us of your life-giving sacrifice on the cross.

11. Responses
Pastor: Lord, when our patience wears thin and we are ready to give up:
All: Speak to us through the example of your endurance on the cross.

12. Responses
Pastor: Lord, when we get angry and wish to retaliate against our enemies:
All: Bring to our remembrance your words to your enemies on the cross.

13. Responses
Pastor: Lord, when we feel rejected or persecuted for doing what is right and good:
All: Sustain us by the knowledge of how you were rejected on the cross.

14. Responses
Pastor: Lord, when we suffer pain of body or anguish of mind in this life:
All: Keep us near the cross.

15. Responses
Pastor: Lord, when we are afraid to stand for that which is true and honorable:
All: Strengthen us with the courage with which you went to the cross.

16. Responses Pastor: Lord, when we come to the time of our own death:
All: Uphold us with the assurance that life did not end for you on the cross.

17. Responses
Pastor: Lord, when we are tempted by despair or fear of what lies ahead:
All: Fill us with the hope of resurrection and new life which are fruits of your cross. Amen.

18. (Pastor says the Prayer)
Prayer of the Day
Pastor: Let us pray.
(Pastor says the Prayer)
♫ All: Amen.

19. Behold, behold, behold the Lamb of God
Refrain:
Behold, behold, behold the Lamb of God
Who takes away the sin of the world.
Psalm 22A

20. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Verses:
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far form saving me?
I am a worm and not a man,
Scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
Psalm 22A

21. They hurl insults, shaking their heads.
Verses:
All who see me mock me;
They hurl insults, shaking their heads.
“He trusts in the LORD,” they say, “let the LORD rescue him.
Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”
Psalm 22A

22. Behold, behold, behold the Lamb of God
Refrain:
Behold, behold, behold the Lamb of God
Who takes away the sin of the world.
Psalm 22A

23. My mouth is dried up and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
Verses:
My mouth is dried up and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
You lay me in the dust of death.
A pack of villains encircles me;
They pierce my hands and my feet.
Psalm 22A

24. They divide my clothes among them And cast lots for my garment.
Verses:
They divide my clothes among them
And cast lots for my garment.
Psalm 22A

25. Behold, behold, behold the Lamb of God
Refrain:
Behold, behold, behold the Lamb of God
Who takes away the sin of the world.
Psalm 22A

26. But you, LORD, do not be far from me.
Verses:
But you, LORD, do not be far from me.
You are my strength; come quickly to help me.
I will declare your name to my people;
In the assembly I will praise you.
Psalm 22A

27. All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD.
Verses:
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD.
And all the families of the naitons will bow down before him;
They will proclaim his righteousness,
Declaring to a people yet unborn; He has done it!
Psalm 22A

28. Glory be to the Father and to the Son And to the Holy Spirit,
Verses:
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
And to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning,
Is now, and will be forever, Amen.
Psalm 22A

29. Behold, behold, behold the Lamb of God
Refrain:
Behold, behold, behold the Lamb of God
Who takes away the sin of the world.
Psalm 22A

30. God’s Word to His People
Isaiah 52:13—53:12
A prophecy that the Savior’s wounds would bring us peace

31. Silence for meditation

32. God’s Word to His People
John 19:17-30
The crucifixion and death of Jesus

33. A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth CW #100 Verses 1-4
Text: Paul Gerhardt,
Setting: AN WASSERFLÜSSEN BABYLON
Tune: Wolfgang Dachstein, c

34. A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth, Our guilt and evil bearing
Verse 1:
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth,
Our guilt and evil bearing
And, laden with the sins of earth,
None else the burden sharing.
Goes patient on, grows weak and faint,
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35. To slaughter led without complaint, That spotless life to offer,
Verse 1:
To slaughter led without complaint,
That spotless life to offer,
Bears shame and stripes and wounds and death
Anguish and mockery and says,
"Willing all this I suffer."
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36. This Lamb is Christ, the soul's great friend,
Verse 2:
This Lamb is Christ, the soul's great friend,
The Lamb of God, our Savior;
Him God the Father chose to send
To gain for us his favor.
"Go forth, my Son," the Father said,
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37. "And free my children from their dread Of guilt and condemnation.
Verse 2:
"And free my children from their dread
Of guilt and condemnation.
The wrath and stripes are hard to bear,
But by your passion they will share
The fruit of your salvation."
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38. "Yes, Father, yes, most willingly I'll bear what you command me,
Verse 3:
"Yes, Father, yes, most willingly
I'll bear what you command me,
My will conforms to your decree;
I'll do what you have asked me."
O wondrous Love, what have you done!
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39. The Father offers up his Son, Desiring our salvation.
Verse 3:
The Father offers up his Son,
Desiring our salvation.
O Love, how strong you are to save!
You make his bed within the grave
Who built the earth's foundation.
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40. From morn till eve, in all I do, I'll praise you, Christ, my treasure.
Verse 4:
From morn till eve, in all I do,
I'll praise you, Christ, my treasure.
To sacrifice myself for you
Shall be my aim and pleasure.
My stream of life shall ever be
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41. A current flowing ceaselessly, Your constant praise outpouring.
Verse 4:
A current flowing ceaselessly,
Your constant praise outpouring.
I'll treasure in my memory,
O Lord, all you have done for me,
Your gracious love adoring.
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42. Prelude to
Death
John 13:1

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

44. (Pastor says the Prayer of the Church)
Prayers
Pastor:
(Pastor says the Prayer of the Church)

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

46. 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.

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

48. Meditation on the Cross of Christ
Pastor: Behold, the life-giving cross on which was hung the salvation of the whole world. All: Oh, come, let us worship him.

49. The Reproaches Based on Micah 6
Pastor: Thus says the Lord… O my people. All: Holy Lord God, holy and mighty God, holy and most merciful Redeemer; God eternal, leave us not to bitter death. O Lord, have mercy.

50. ♫ All:
Lamb of God, pure and holy,
Who on the cross did suffer,
Ever patient and lowly,
Yourself to scorn did offer.
All sins you carried for us,
Else had despair reigned o'er us:
Have mercy on us, O Jesus!

51. The Reproaches Based on Micah 6
Pastor: Thus says the Lord… O my people. All: Holy Lord God, holy and mighty God, holy and most merciful Redeemer; God eternal, allow us not to lose hope in the face of death and hell. O Lord, have mercy.

52. ♫ All:
Lamb of God, pure and holy,
Who on the cross did suffer,
Ever patient and lowly,
Yourself to scorn did offer.
All sins you carried for us,
Else had despair reigned o'er us:
Have mercy on us, O Jesus!

53. The Reproaches Based on Micah 6
Pastor: Thus says the Lord… O my people. All: Holy Lord God, holy and mighty God, holy and most merciful Redeemer; God eternal, keep us steadfast in the true faith. O Lord, have mercy.

54. ♫All:
Lamb of God, pure and holy,
Who on the cross did suffer,
Ever patient and lowly,
Yourself to scorn did offer.
All sins you carried for us,
Else had despair reigned o'er us:
Your peace be with us, O Jesus!

55. (Silence for meditation)

56. The Blood of Jesus Redeemer Choir
By Mark Knickelbein

57. Verse 1:
We wash our hands to rid the stain
And scrub our guilty hearts in vain.
Our tears and jeers are hurled His way;
We spit with spite and rage and say;
“Now crucify, and hear our plea!
The blood of Jesus on us be.”

58. Verse 2:
We whip our Savior deep with scars
To punish ev’ry crime of ours.
We shake our fists and fight and swear
And add to all that Christ would bear.
We raise Him up and clearly see
The blood of Jesus on us be.

59. Verse 3:
The price He paid we surely know.
Forgiveness God will now bestow.
We join, His Table without fear;
We touch His blood and body here.
Our crimes are gone, and we are free:
The blood of Jesus on us be.

60. Verse 3:
When Christ returns on that Last Day,
May I be bold enough to say,
“Though I deserve the whole world’s blame,
My Lord paid all, removes my shame.

61. Verse 3:
I now can sing eternally:
The blood of Jesus covers me!
The blood of Jesus covers me!”

62. God’s Word to His People
Passion History
Part #6 – The Burial of Jesus