THE HYMN “Jesus, Refuge of the Weary”………..

1 Jesus, refuge of the weary,

Blest Redeemer, whom we love,

Fountain in life’s desert dreary,

Savior from the world above:

Often have Your eyes, offended,

Gazed upon the sinner’s fall;

Yet upon the cross extended,

You have borne the pain of all.

2 Do we pass that cross unheeding,

Breathing no repentant vow,

Though we see You wounded, bleeding,

See Your thorn-encircled brow?

Yet Your sinless death has brought us

Life eternal, peace, and rest;

Only what Your grace has taught us

Calms the sinner’s deep distress.

3 Jesus, may our hearts be burning

With more fervent love for You;

May our eyes be ever turning

To behold Your cross anew

Till in glory, parted never

From the blessèd Savior’s side,

Graven in our hearts forever,

Dwell the cross, the Crucified.

Pastor: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor: He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him.

Pastor: Almighty God, graciously behold this Your family of faith, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, to be given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death on the cross; Who now lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, life without end.

Pastor: We all, like sheep, have gone astray;

Pastor: Almighty and most merciful God, give us grace so to contemplate the Passion of our Lord that we may rejoice in the forgiveness of our sins which You have so graciously given to us; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord.

THE PASSION ACCOUNT “Jesus Before Pilate” John 18:29-38

THE HYMN “Jesus, in Your Dying Woes”……….LSB 447, stz. 1-3

1. Jesus, in Your dying woes,

Even while Your lifeblood flows,

Craving pardon for Your foes:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

2 Savior, for our pardon sue

When our sins Your pangs renew,

For we know not what we do:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

3 Oh, may we, who mercy need,

Be like You in heart and deed,

When with wrong our spirits bleed:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

THE MEDITATION “Father, Forgive Them”

Rev. Dr. Kurt Taylor

Professor of Theology

Concordia University Wisconsin

THE ANTHEM Stricken Smitten and Afflicted Pastor Seban

THE HYMN “Come to Calvary’s Holy Mountain”…..

1 Come to Calv’ry’s holy mountain,

Sinners, ruined by the fall;

Here a pure and healing fountain

Flows for you, for me, for all,

In a full, perpetual tide,

Opened when our Savior died.

2 Come in poverty and meanness,

Come defiled, without, within;

From infection and uncleanness,

From the leprosy of sin,

Wash your robes and make them white;

Ye shall walk with God in light.

3 Come in sorrow and contrition,

Wounded, impotent, and blind;

Here the guilty, free remission,

Here the troubled, peace may find.

Health this fountain will restore;

They that drink shall thirst no more.

4 They that drink shall live forever;

’Tis a soul-renewing flood.

God is faithful; God will never

Break His covenant of blood,

Signed when our Redeemer died,

Sealed when He was glorified.

THE RESPONSIVE PSALM.......................Portions of Psalm 16

Pastor: Keep Me safe, God

Pastor: I have set the Lord always before Me,

Pastor: Therefore My heart is glad; and My tongue rejoices

Pastor: Because You will not abandon Me to the grave,

Pastor: You have made known to Me the path of life;

Pastor: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;

Pastor: Lord Jesus, You were rejected by the very people You came to save. You promised life and salvation to all who call upon Your name. Lord, preserve us from a spirit that would reject Your love. Give us the joy of calling on Your name in prayer, praise and thanksgiving. It is in Your most holy name we pray.

THE PASSION ACCOUNT “Jesus Before the Council”..Matthew 26:56-66

THE HYMN “Jesus, in Your Dying Woes”…........... LSB 447, stz. 4-6

4 Jesus, pitying the sighs

Of the thief, who near You dies,

Promising him paradise:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

5 May we in our guilt and shame

Still Your love and mercy claim,

Calling humbly on Your name:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

6 May our hearts to You incline

And their thoughts Your cross entwine.

Cheer our souls with hope divine:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

“Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise”

Rev. Dr. Thomas Feiertag

Theology Professor Emeritus

Concordia University Wisconsin

THE ANTHEM Upon the Cross Extended Pastor Seban

THE HYMN “Christ, the Life of All the Living”……LSB 420

1 Christ, the life of all the living,

Christ, the death of death, our foe,

Who, Thyself for me once giving

To the darkest depths of woe:

Through Thy suff’rings, death, and merit

I eternal life inherit.

Thousand, thousand thanks shall be,

Dearest Jesus, unto Thee.

6 Thou hast suffered great affliction

And hast borne it patiently,

Even death by crucifixion,

Fully to atone for me;

Thou didst choose to be tormented

That my doom should be prevented.

Thousand, thousand thanks shall be,

Dearest Jesus, unto Thee.

7 Then, for all that wrought my pardon,

For Thy sorrows deep and sore,

For Thine anguish in the Garden,

I will thank Thee evermore,

Thank Thee for Thy groaning, sighing,

For Thy bleeding and Thy dying,

For that last triumphant cry,

And shall praise Thee, Lord, on high.

THE RESPONSIVE PSALM....................Portions of Psalm 121

Pastor: I lift my eyes to the hills

Pastor: My help comes from the Lord,

Pastor: The Lord will keep you from all harm ¾

Pastor: The Lord will watch over your coming and going

Pastor: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;

Pastor: Lord Jesus, in Your greatest hour of need You were denied by Your chosen disciples. In fear they fled and in ignorance they denied You. We have also denied You as we allowed the things of this world to become foremost in our lives. We have denied You as we have allowed our own desires to take precedence over Your will. Restore us to new life through the forgiveness You have earned for us on the cross that we would gladly take up our cross and faithfully follow You. In Your name we pray.

THE PASSION ACCOUNT “Peter Denies Him"…..Matthew 26:69-75

THE HYMN “Jesus, in Your Dying Woes”………….LSB 447, stz. 7-9

7 Jesus, loving to the end

Her whose heart Your sorrows rend,

And Your dearest human friend:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

8 May we in Your sorrows share,

For Your sake all peril dare,

And enjoy Your tender care:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

9 May we all Your loved ones be,

All one holy family,

Loving, since Your love we see:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

“Woman, Behold Your Son-Son, Behold Your Mother”

Rev. Steven Smith

Campus Pastor & Professor of Theology

Concordia University Wisconsin

THE ANTHEM In Silent Pain the Eternal Son

Solo.. Julie Massey

THE HYMN “In the Cross of Christ I Glory”………..LSB 427

1 In the cross of Christ I glory,

Tow’ring o’er the wrecks of time.

All the light of sacred story

Gathers round its head sublime.

2 When the woes of life o’ertake me,

Hopes deceive, and fears annoy,

Never shall the cross forsake me;

Lo, it glows with peace and joy.

3 When the sun of bliss is beaming

Light and love upon my way,

From the cross the radiance streaming

Adds more luster to the day.

4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure

By the cross are sanctified;

Peace is there that knows no measure,

Joys that through all time abide.

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THE RESPONSIVE PSALM........................Portions of Psalm 22

Pastor: My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?

Pastor: O My God, I cry out by day, but You do not answer,

Pastor: All who seek Me mock Me;

Pastor: He trusts in the Lord; let the Lord rescue Him.

Pastor: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;

Pastor: Dear Lord Jesus, before You endured the physical agony of the whips and crown of thorns and before You encountered the suffering of the cross, You experienced the pain of a broken heart as You were rejected by the people You came to love and heal and save. We confess that we too have rejected You even after You have blessed us with words of forgiveness and Your healing touch of life. We have rejected You when our lips and our lives fail to love one another as You have loved us. Help us again to hear Your words of forgiveness from the cross that we would be restored to new life. In Your name we pray.

"Jesus Rejected by the Crowds”……………Matthew 27:15-23

THE HYMN “Jesus, in Your Dying Woes”….......LSB 447, stz. 10-12

10 Jesus, whelmed in fears unknown,

With our evil left alone,

While no light from heav’n is shown:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

11 When we seem in vain to pray

And our hope seems far away,

In the darkness be our stay:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

12 Though no Father seem to hear,

Though no light our spirits cheer,

May we know that God is near:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

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“My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me”

Rev. Dr. Daniel Paavola

Professor of Theology & Chairman of Department of Theology

Concordia University Wisconsin

THE ANTHEM Your Heart O God Is Grieved

Solo Julie Massey

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THE HYMN “Glory Be To Jesus”………LSB 433

1 Glory be to Jesus,

Who in bitter pains

Poured for me the lifeblood

From His sacred veins!

2 Grace and life eternal

In that blood I find;

Blest be His compassion,

Infinitely kind!

3 Blest through endless ages

Be the precious stream

Which from endless torment

Did the world redeem!

4 Abel’s blood for vengeance

Pleaded to the skies;

But the blood of Jesus

For our pardon cries.

5 Oft as earth exulting

Wafts its praise on high,

Angel hosts rejoicing

Make their glad reply.

6 Lift we, then, our voices,

Swell the mighty flood;

Louder still and louder

Praise the precious blood!

THE RESPONSIVE PSALM............................Portions of Psalm 69

Pastor: Answer Me, O Lord, out of the goodness of Your love.

Pastor: Come near and rescue Me;

Pastor: They put gall in My food

Pastor: I am in pain and distress;

Pastor: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;

Pastor: Dear Lord, You endured the agony of the cross. You suffered as they nailed You to the tree. As the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law tempted You to abandon Your mission as Savior, You remained faithful. You responded to their shouts with love and forgiveness. Forgive us for our sins and our rejection. In Your name we pray.

THE PASSION ACCOUNT “Jesus' Crucifixion”……...Luke 23:33-35

THE HYMN “Jesus, in Your Dying Woes”.....LSB 447, stz. 13-15,

13 Jesus, in Your thirst and pain,

While Your wounds Your lifeblood drain,

Thirsting more our love to gain:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

14 Thirst for us in mercy still;

All Your holy work fulfill;

Satisfy Your loving will:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

15 May we thirst Your love to know.

Lead us in our sin and woe

Where the healing waters flow:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

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“I Thirst”

Rev. Dr. John Oberdeck

Theology Professor Emeritus

Concordia University Wisconsin

THE ANTHEM The Weight of the Cross

Solo Caitlyn Aussprung

THE HYMN “O Christ, You Walked the Road”……LSB 424

1 O Christ, You walked the road

Our wand’ring feet must go.

You faced with us temptation’s pow’r

And fought our ancient foe.

2 No bread of earth alone

Can fill our hung’ring hearts.

Lord, help us seek Your living Word,

The food Your grace imparts.

3 No blinding sign we ask,

No wonder from above.

Lord, help us place our trust alone

In Your unswerving love.

4 When lures of easy gain

With promise brightly shine,

Lord, help us seek Your kingdom first;

Our wills with Yours align.

5 O Christ, You walked the road

Our wand’ring feet must go.

Stay with us through temptation’s hour

To fight our ancient foe.

THE RESPONSIVE PSALM...............................Portions of Psalm 77

Pastor: When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;

Pastor: I remembered You, O God, and I groaned;

Pastor: Your ways, O God, are Holy.

Pastor: You are the God who performs miracles;

People: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;

Pastor: Dear Savior, we thank You that You remembered us while You suffered and died on the cross. We praise Your name because You have promised to prepare a place for us in Your eternal kingdom of heaven. With hearts of thanks and lives of gratitude, we serve You in joy, awaiting that day when You shall come with the trumpet call of God and we will be with You in paradise. In Your name we pray, dear Jesus.

THE PASSION ACCOUNT “The Promise of Jesus”……Luke 23:39-43

THE HYMN “Jesus, in Your Dying Woes”….....LSB 447, stz.16-18

16 Jesus, all our ransom paid,

All Your Father’s will obeyed;

By Your suff’rings perfect made:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

17 Save us in our soul’s distress;

Be our help to cheer and bless

While we grow in holiness:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

18 Brighten all our heav’nward way

With an ever holier ray

Till we pass to perfect day:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

THE MEDITATION “It Is Finished”

Rev. Dr. Randy Mueller

Pastor Emeritus

THE ANTHEM He Died for Me

Solo Caitlyn Aussprung

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THE HYMN “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”…....LSB 425

1 When I survey the wondrous cross

On which the Prince of Glory died,

My richest gain I count but loss

And pour contempt on all my pride.

2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast

Save in the death of Christ, my God;

All the vain things that charm me most,

I sacrifice them to His blood.

3 See, from His head, His hands, His feet

Sorrow and love flow mingled down!

Did e’er such love and sorrow meet

Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

4 Were the whole realm of nature mine,

That were a tribute far too small;

Love so amazing, so divine,

Demands my soul, my life, my all!

THE RESPONSIVE PSALM..............Portions of Psalm 18

Pastor: You have delivered Me from the attacks of the people;

Pastor: The Lord lives! Praise be to My Rock!

Pastor: He is the God who avenges Me,

Pastor: Who saves Me from My enemies.

Pastor: Therefore I will praise You among the nations, O Lord;

Pastor: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;

Pastor: Dear Jesus, as You cried out “It is finished,” You proclaimed Your victory over our sin and our death. When You commended Your spirit to the Father, so You commended each of us to the Father’s eternal care. With hearts of thanks we praise You for the sacrifice of Your very life for us. As we have now died to sin, so make us alive unto righteousness that, with lives renewed, we proclaim You to be the Son of God, serving You and sharing Your Word of life with others. It is in Your most precious and holy name that we pray.

THE PASSION ACCOUNT “The Death of Jesus”…...Matthew 27:50-54

THE HYMN “Jesus, in Your Dying Woes”…...LSB 447, stz. 19-21

19 Seventh Word: Luke 23:46

Jesus, all Your labor vast,

All Your woe and conflict past,

Yielding up Your soul at last:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

20 When the death shades round us low’r,

Guard us from the tempter’s pow’r,

Keep us in that trial hour:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

21 May Your life and death supply

Grace to live and grace to die,

Grace to reach the home on high:

Hear us, holy Jesus.

“Father, Into Your Hand I Commend My Spirit”

Rev. Dr. John Wille

President of the South Wisconsin District

of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

THE ANTHEM How Great the Love

Solo Caitlyn Aussprung

Pastor: I cry to You for help, O Lord;

Pastor: Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,

Pastor: My mouth is filled with Your praise.

Pastor: Every day I will praise You

Pastor: You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness,

Pastor: Praise the Lord, O my soul;

Pastor: He redeems my life from the pit

Pastor: Lord, hear my prayer,

Pastor: Dear Lord, You suffered and died that we might live. You experienced death and the grave so that we could experience life. You paid for the sins of the world by Your selfless gift of love. Help us to love others as You love us. Forgive us our failures, our weaknesses, and our rejection. Restore to us the joy of Your salvation! In Your Name we worship and we join to pray…

O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have

mercy upon us. O Christ, Thou Lamb of God that takest away the sin of the world, grant us Thy peace. Amen.

Following silent prayer the faithful depart in silence