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GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
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I Introduction
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Psalm
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Penitential Psalm
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Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord,
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Lord, hear my voice;
Let your ears consider well:
the voice of my supplication.
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If you Lord should note what we do wrong:
who then O Lord could stand?
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But there is forgiveness with you:
so that you shall be feared.
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I wait for the Lord, my soul waits for him:
and in his word is my hope.
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My soul looks for the Lord:
more than watchmen for the morning,
more, I say than the watchmen for the morning.
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O Israel trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy:
and with him is ample redemption.
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He will redeem Israel:
from the multitude of his sins.
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Have mercy on me O God in your enduring goodness:
according to the fullness of your compassion, blot out my offences.
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Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness:
and cleanse me from my sin.
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For I acknowledge my rebellion:
and my sin is ever before me.
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Against you only have I sinned:
and done what is evil in your eyes.
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Hide your face from my sins:
and blot out all my iniquities.
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Create in me a clean heart O God:
and renew a right spirit within me.
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Do not cast me out of your presence:
do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
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O give me the gladness of your help again:
and support me with a willing spirit.
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Alternatively the penitential psalm may be said in unison.
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At the end of the psalm, the priest says
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God, in mercy and faithfulness,
forgives our sins and cleanses us
from all our unrighteousness,
when we confess our sins.
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Amen.
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II The Word
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The Collect
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Let us pray.
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The priest says one of the collects for Good Friday. The congregation answers: Amen.
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The First Reading: The Servant of the Lord
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Listen to the word of the Lord about his Servant:
Thus says the Prophet of the Lord:
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Isaiah 53:3-7 is read.
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Hymn
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The Second Reading: Christ the Great High Priest
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Listen to the word of the Lord about the Great High Priest
It is written in the Letter to the Hebrews:
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Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-10 is read.
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Hymn
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The Third Reading: The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ
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Lift up your hearts and listen to the Gospel on Good Friday
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Thus writes/Thus it is written in . . .
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One of the texts appointed in the Lectionary for the Main service on Good Friday is read.
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The Sermon
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The Creed
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The Creed may be omitted
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Hymn
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The collection is taken and brought to the altar. The priest or an assistant says:
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Lord, of your own do we give you.
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Bless these gifts which we now give to you.
Amen.
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The Intercession of the Church
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The Litany. Almighty and eternal God, page xxx, or another form of intercession, see page xxx may be used.
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The Veneration of the Cross
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May be omitted
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Behold, the wood of the Cross
on which hung, the Saviour of the world.
Come, let us worship
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The congregation remains quiet in silent prayer.
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The Reproaches may be sung by the choir or read as a responsory, see page xxx.
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The hymn Crux fidelis (Swedish hymnal no 456) is sung by the congregation and / or by the choir.
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The Lord's Prayer
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Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen.
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Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done
in earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory,
For ever and ever. Amen.
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III The Conclusion
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The Blessing
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The priest may say:
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Receive the Blessing of the Lord.
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The Lord bless us and watch over us.
The Lord make his face shine upon us, and be gracious to us.
The Lord look kindly on us and give us peace.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
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Amen.
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Final Hymn
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The Reproaches
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My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you?
Answer me!
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I led you out of Egypt, from slavery to freedom:
you led your Saviour to the cross
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Holy is God
Holy and strong!
Holy immortal One
have mercy on us!
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For forty years I led you safely through the desert.
I fed you with manna from heaven,
and brought you to a land of plenty;
but you led your Saviour to the cross.
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Holy is God
Holy and strong!
Holy immortal One
have mercy on us!
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What more could I have done for you?
I planted you as my fairest vine,
but you yielded only bitterness:
when I was thirsty you gave me vinegar to drink,
and you pierced your Saviour with a lance.
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Holy is God
Holy and strong!
Holy immortal One
have mercy on us!
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I opened the sea before you:
but you opened my side with a spear.
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My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you?
Answer me!
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I gave you saving water from the rock:
but you gave me gall and vinegar to drink.
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My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you?
Answer me!
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I gave you a royal sceptre:
but you gave me a crown of thorns.
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My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you?
Answer me!
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I raised you to the heights of majesty:
but you raised me high on a cross.
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My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you?
Answer me!
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With eternal love have I loved you:
but you raised your Saviour on the cross.
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My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you?
Answer me!
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