Sharing the love of Jesus to transform lives, Cincinnati and the world. Readers: Amy Burgess Barry Shantz Entrance Sign and pass the friendship/attendance pad located in the pew rack. *Please stand as you are able. Join together in reading/singing the bold type. Hymnal - The United Methodist Hymnal PRELUDE A Way to Calvary Leadeth Dr. Brenda Portman, organist The Way of the Cross Introduction Dale Wood * Hymn When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Hymnal 298 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. 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. 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? Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were an offering far too small; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. * Opening Prayer Merciful God, let us fully enter into the drama of Jesus s last days and His death on the cross. As we recall His hours of suffering, help us understand the mystery of His sacrificial and reconciling love that extends grace and mercy to us all. Amen. (Please be seated) The way of the cross Station one Jesus is condemned to death Station two Jesus accepts his cross Hymn Ah, Holy Jesus Hymnal 289 Ah, holy Jesus, how hast Thou offended, That we to judge Thee have in hate pretended? By foes derided, by Thine own rejected, O most afflicted! Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon Thee? Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone Thee! Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied Thee; I crucified Thee. Station three Jesus falls the first time station four Jesus meets his mother Hymn O Sacred Head, Now Wounded Hymnal 286 O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, Thine only crown: How pale Thou art with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn! How does that visage languish which once was bright as morn! What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered was all for sinners gain; Mine, mine was the transgression, but Thine the deadly pain. Lo, here I fall my Savior! Tis I deserve Thy place; Look on me with Thy favor, vouchsafe to me Thy grace.
station five Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross station six Veronica wipes the face of Jesus offertory Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed The Wesley Choir Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, and melt my eyes to tears. Thomas Jordan Alas! and did my Savior bleed, and did my Sovereign die? Would He devote that sacred head for sinners such as I? Well might the sun in darkness hide, and shut its glories in, When Christ, the mighty maker died for His own creature s sin. Was it for crimes that I have done, he groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree! But drops of tears can ne er repay the debt of love I owe. Here, Lord, I give myself away; tis all that I can do. Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, and melt my eyes to tears. station seven Jesus falls the second time station eight Jesus speaks to the weeping women Hymn Go to Dark Gethsemane Hymnal 290 Go to dark Gethsemane, ye that feel the tempter s power; Your Redeemer s conflict see, watch with Him one bitter hour. Turn not from His griefs away; learn of Jesus Christ to pray. See Him at the judgement hall, beaten, bound, reviled, arraigned; O the wormwood and the gall! O the pangs His soul sustained! Shun not suffering, shame nor loss; learn of Christ to bear the cross. station nine Jesus falls the third time station ten Jesus is stripped of his garments Hymn Were You There Hymnal 288
station eleven Jesus is nailed to the cross station twelve Jesus dies on the cross Hymn What Wondrous Love Is This Hymnal 292 What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul, What wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse, O my soul, O my soul, to bear the dreadful curse, O my soul. What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul, What wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of life to lay aside His crown for my soul, for my soul, to lay aside His crown for my soul. station thirteen Jesus is taken down from the cross station fourteen The burial of Jesus Hymn Were You There Hymnal 288 departing prayer (Leave in Silence) Copyright S.Paul Davis And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took away his body. And there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new tomb wherein was never man yet laid. There then because of the Jews Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus. John 19: 38-42 Copyright-Rev. Richard J. Fairchild.
Join Us Sunday, April 1: Join us for Easter and a glorious celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ! Rev. Doug Johns will preach the message Free at Last! based on John 20:1-18. Invite a friend to join you; all are welcome. Hyde Park Community Worship: Sundays 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am, Sanctuary Traditional Worship: 8:00 and 9:30 am Worship @ 11: 11:00 am Over-the-Rhine Community Church Worship: Sundays 10:30 am, Sanctuary Holy Communion: Hyde Park Community 1st Sunday of the month All Services (8:00, 9:30 &11:00 am) All other Sundays 9:00 am, Grace Chapel Over-the-Rhine Community Every Sunday, 10:30 am, Sanctuary 1345 Grace Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45208 513-871-1345 www.hydeparkchurch.org 1310 Race St. Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-871-1345 www.otrcc.org