Good Friday Tenebrae Service
April 7, 2023 | 7:30 pm
Rev. Jeremy Campbell, Temporary Pastor | Larry J. Carey, Director of Music
Thought for Worship: O people, lament your great sin,
for the sake of which Christ
left his Father’s bosom
and came to earth.
Of a pure, gentle virgin
Jesus was born for us;
he gave life to the dead and put aside all sickness
until the time arrived
that he should be sacrificed for us.
He bore the heavy burden of our sins
stretched out on the cross. —
“O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ sunde gross” J. S. Bach
GATHERING
Prelude: I Need Thee Every Hour | Vogt/Lowry
Welcome
Call to Worship
Votum
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Amen
Call to Worship
The light has come into the world,
and the world loved darkness rather than light.
God sent the Son into the world,
not to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them unto the Lord.
*Hymn of Praise: Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High
Opening Prayer
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray: A brief silence.
Most gracious God,
look with mercy upon your children gathered here
for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was betrayed,
given into sinful hands,
and suffered death upon the cross.
Strengthen our faith and forgive our betrayals
as we enter the way of his passion;
through him who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen.
Solo It is a Thing Most Wonderful | Ireland
THE SERVICE OF THE WORD
Scripture Revelation 6:12-17 | Rev. Campbell
Meditation "Who is Able to Stand?"
THE SERVICE OF SHADOWS
The Shadow of Betrayal
Reading Luke 22:1-6
Hymn Ah, Holy Jesus
The Shadow of the Agony of the Spirit
Reading Matthew 26:36-44
Anthem Hear Our Prayer, O Lord
The Shadow of Arrest
Reading Mark 14:43-49
Hymn Go to Dark Gethsemane
The Shadow of Desertion
Reading Mark 14:50, 66-72
Hymn O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
The Shadow of Accusation
Reading Matthew 27:11-18, 21-26
Anthem O Mary, Your Son Has Gone Away | Liebergen
The Shadow of Crucifixion & Humiliation
Reading Matthew 27:27-37
Hymn He Never Said A Mumbalin’ Word (stanzas 1,2,3)
The Shadow of Death
Reading Matthew 27:45-54
Anthem Eli, Eli Walker
(At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice saying: “My God, My God Why hast thou forsaken me?”)
Hymn When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (stanzas 1,2,3)
The Shadow of Burial
Reading John 19:38-42
The Christ Candle Is Removed
Solo “Were You There”
Silent Reflection
The strepitus: a loud sound signifying the tumult of the earth and the rending of the curtain at Christ’s death.
Hymn When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (stanza 4)
The Christ Candle Is Restored
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
that were a present far too small.
Love so amazing, so divine,
demands my soul, my life, my all.
Dismissal
May Jesus Christ,
who for our sake became obedient unto death,
even death on a cross,
keep you and strengthen you.
Amen.
The People Leave in Silence
DEAR FRIENDS
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FOOD PANTRY NEWS
Many thanks for all those who have shared their abundance with neighbors in need.
Our church refrigerators have plenty of space to hold even more!
Mark your calendars now to pick up these important items
and bring to church by the dates listed:
Sunday, April 16 - eggs
Sunday, April 23 - gallon(s) whole milk
Sunday, April 30 - eggs
UPCOMING EVENTS
Peapack Reformed Church is a congregation called by God, empowered by the Holy Spirit and committed to being the very presence of Jesus Christ in the world.
CALLED • EMPOWERED • COMMITTED