Prelude
Welcome And Introduction
Invocation
Note: Sing three stanzas of each hymn.
And They Crucified Him
The What of the Cross -- Mark 15:22-25
The Why of the Cross -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-3
The Hymn -- The Lutheran Hymnal # 172
This is the King of the Jews
The What of the Cross -- John 19:19-22
The Why of the Cross -- Romans 5:6-8
The Hymn -- TLH # 166
His First Word on the Cross
The What of the Cross -- Luke 23:33-34a
The Why of the Cross -- Romans 5:9-10
The Hymn -- TLH # 168
Casting Lots for the Seamless Robe
The What of the Cross -- John 19:23-24
The Why of the Cross -- Romans 3:23-25
The Hymn -- TLH # 169
Blasphemed and Mocked by all
The What of the Cross -- Matthew 27:39-44, Luke 23:36
The Why of the Cross -- Galatians 3:13
The Hymn -- TLH #157 (2nd)
His Second Word
The What of the Cross -- John 19:25-27
The Why of the Cross -- 1 Peter 2:24
The Hymn -- TLH # 170
His Third Word
The What of the Cross -- Luke 23:39-43
The Why of the Cross -- 1 Peter 3:18
The Hymn -- TLH #154
His Fourth Word
The What of the Cross -- Mark 15:33-36
The Why of the Cross -- Colossians 1:19-23
The Hymn -- TLH # 174
His Fifth and Sixth Words
The What of the Cross -- John 19:28-30a
The Why of the Cross -- 1 John 2:1-2
The Hymn -- TLH # 171 (2nd)
His Seventh Word and His Death
The What of the Cross -- Luke 23:46
The Why of the Cross -- Hebrews 2:14-15; Colossians 2:13-15
The Hymn -- TLH #165
The Miraculous Signs
The What of the Cross -- Matthew 27:51-56
The Why of the Cross -- Hebrews 7:26-27; 9:25-28
The Hymn -- TLH #176
They Pierce His Side
The What of the Cross -- John 19:31-37
The Why of the Cross -- Ephesians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:18-19
The Hymn -- TLH #175 (First Tune -- sing all stanzas)
The Burial
The What of the Cross -- John 19:38-42; Matthew 27:60b-66
The Why of the Cross -- Galatians 2:20-21
The Hymn -- TLH # 167
Offering
Choir Anthem "Tenebrae in E Flat"
Benediction
Leave in Silence...Leave in Wonder
Leave Forgiven!
The congregation departs silently in order to meditate on all that Jesus has done for them.
This Good Friday Service was written by Richard P. Bucher, March, 1999
Ev. Trinity Lutheran Church
The Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod
117 Chace Street
Clinton, Massachusetts 01510
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