Prayer

Lord Jesus, you carried our sins in your own body on the tree that we might have life. May we and all who remember this day find new life in you now and in the world to come, where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.

Lessons

Isaiah 53:2-12; John 18:1-19:37

Hymns *

Gathering hymn: LSB 425, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross 

Hymn of the Day: LSB 451, Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted

Hymns during Passion Reading: LSB 439, O Dearest Jesus, What Law Hast Thou Broken; LSB 449, O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

There will be no postlude following this solemn service. After the Benediction and your silent prayer, the service will be ended for all.

Christ is dead and buried . . . . We wait for him until the third day . . . . 

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