Service for Good Friday March 29, 2024
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Good Friday
All are Welcome!
The Gathering
Welcome and Opening Prayer
OPENING HYMN: “O Come and Mourn with Me Awhile” VU #136
1 O come and mourn with me awhile;
O come now to the Saviour's side;
O come, together let us mourn:
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.
2 Have we no tears to shed for him,
while soldiers scoff and foes deride?
Ah! Look how patiently he hangs:
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.
3 Seven times he spake, seven words of love;
and all three hours his silence cried
for mercy on the souls of all:
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.
4 O love of God! O sin-filled world!
In this dread act your strength is tried,
and victory remains with love:
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.
I Will Glory in the Cross
Grace upon Grace
Interlude - solo Karen Frybort
I am a Voice - solo Harry Morgan
Born Again - solos Max Ward and David Moore
Come Forth - Solo Christine Archer
The Entry
The Final Hour- solo David Moore
Betrayed- solo David Morre
Paradise- solos Jane Symons and David Moore
There will never be another Calvary
I will Glory in the Cross
Special thank you to the following readers;
Dan McCombe, Doug Mitchell, Christine Archer, Max Ward,
Janice Knowles, Sheelagh McClelland, Penni Chalk, Sue Nicholson, David Moore
CLOSING PRAYER
HYMN: “Were You There?” VU #144
1 Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble,
tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
2 Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble,
tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
3 Were you there when the sun refused to shine?
Were you there when the sun refused to shine?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble,
tremble, tremble.
Were you there when the sun refused to shine?
4 Were you there when they pierced him in the side?
Were you there when they pierced him in the side?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble,
tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they pierced him in the side?
5 Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble,
tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Sending Forth:
One: And now may God, who keeps our going out and our coming in, from this time forth and forevermore, hold you and hold you tenderly, wipe your tears, let hope be reborn in you, and heal your hearts with the blessing of love, this day, this night, and forevermore.
ALL: Amen!
Written by Bob Root, Peterborough, Ont.
Gathering, Lent-Easter 2023, p.40. Used with permission.
Please depart quietly. See you on Easter Sunday!
A Time of Fellowship
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