Good Friday
Tenebrae Order of Worship I (Extinguish Candles after singing)
Were You there when they crucified the Lord or Taize: Stay with Me
Crown of Thorns: Matthew 27:27-31
This is Jesus, King of the Jews Matthew 27:32-37
Crucifixion Matthew 27:38-44
Were You There when they nailed him to a tree
Communion
My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? Matthew 27:45-51
Were You There when they left him there to die or Taize O Lord Hear My Prayer
Earthquake Matthew 27:52-54
Nail Sins to the Cross
Tomb Matthew 27-55:61
Were You there when they laid him in the Tomb or Taize Kyrie Eleison
Tenebrae Order of Worship II (Extinguish during Silent Meditations or Hymns)
Matthew 27:27-29
Silent Meditation
Psalm 22:1-2
Silent Meditation
Matthew 27: 41-44
Silent Meditation
Psalm 22: 16-17
Silent Meditation
Matthew 27: 45-47
Silent Meditation
Communion
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (abruptly end with “cry” before the Alleluias)
Nail Sins to the Cross
Psalm 22:14-15
Silent Meditation
III. Full Liturgy available here
Communion
Jesus our teacher, our brother, our friend knowing he was going to be betrayed and die, he took the bread and broke it and said, this is my body broken for you
Then Jesus took the cup and said: “I am poured out like water, and my bones are out of joint”
And even though Jesus knew that he would feel alone, he knew he would call out “My God, my God, Elohim, Elohim why have you forsaken me?” He poured himself out, sacrificing his very self for our sins. Every time we remember Jesus’ death we do so as a proclamation of deliverance for generation upon generation.
Send your Holy Spirit, here, God, salve our wounds and help us, even today to taste your kingdom today. We pray this using the prayer your son taught us….
Further Hymn Ideas: Let US Break Bread Together v1 &2
Bread of the World in Mercy Broken
All of the suggestions within the Tenebrae
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