1. Prelude to Service
John 13:3-17

5. Jesus I Will Ponder Now CW #98 Verses 1-6
Text: Sigismund von Birken,
Setting: JESU KREUZ, LEIDEN UND PEIN
Tune: Melchior Vulpius, c , alt.

6. With your Spirit me endow For such meditation.
CW #98
Verse 1:
Jesus I will ponder now
On your holy passion;
With your Spirit me endow
For such meditation.
Grant that I in love and faith
May the image cherish
Of your suff'ring, pain, and death
That I may not perish.

7. Make me see your great distress, Anguish, and affliction,
CW #98
Verse 2:
Make me see your great distress,
Anguish, and affliction,
Bonds and stripes and wretchedness
And your crucifixion;
Make me see how scourge and rod,
Spear and nails did wound you,
How for them you died, O God,
Who with thorns had crowned you.

8. Yet, O Lord, not thus alone Make me see your passion,
CW #98
Verse 3:
Yet, O Lord, not thus alone
Make me see your passion,
But its cause to me make known
And its termination.
Ah! I also and my sin
Wrought your deep affliction;
This indeed the cause has been
Of your crucifixion.

9. And my conscience grieve me, Let your cross my fear disarm;
CW #98
Verse 4:
If my sins give me alarm
And my conscience grieve me,
Let your cross my fear disarm;
Peace of conscience give me.
Help me see forgiveness won
By your holy passion.
If for me he slays his Son,
God must have compassion!

10. Grant that I your passion view With repentant grieving.
CW #98
Verse 5:
Grant that I your passion view
With repentant grieving.
Let me not bring shame to you
By unholy living.
How could I refuse to shun
Ev'ry sinful pleasure
Since for me God's only Son
Suffered without measure?

11. Graciously my faith renew; Help me bear my crosses,
CW #98
Verse 6:
Graciously my faith renew;
Help me bear my crosses,
Learning humbleness from you,
Peace mid pain and losses.
May I give you love for love!
Hear me, O my Savior,
That I may in heav'n above
Sing your praise forever.

12. Confession & Forgiveness of Sin
Pastor: Our help is in the name of the Lord, All: Who made heaven and earth. Pastor: Let us confess our sins in the presence of God and of one another.

13. Silence for meditation

14. Confession & Forgiveness of Sin
All: I confess to God Almighty, before the whole company of heaven, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned in thought, word, and deed by my fault, by my own fault, by my own grievous fault;

15. Confession & Forgiveness of Sin
For this I pray to God Almighty to have mercy on me, forgive me all my sins, and bring me to everlasting life.

16. Confession & Forgiveness of Sin
Pastor:
(Pastor speaks words of forgiveness)
All: Amen.

17. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
Psalm 8

18. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,
All:
When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
What is man that you are mindful of him,
the Son of Man that you care for him?
Psalm 8

19. You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
All:
You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you put everything under his feet.
Psalm 8

20. Silence for meditation

21. (Pastor says the prayer)
Psalm Prayer
Pastor:
(Pastor says the prayer)
All: Amen.

22. God’s Word to His People
Passion History
Part #4 – Jesus before Pontius Pilate

23. All: All we, like sheep, have gone astray
All: All we, like sheep, have gone astray. Each of us has turned to his own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. By his wounds, we are healed.

24. May the Mind of Christ My Savior CW #467 Verses 1-6
Text: Kate B. Wilkinson,
Setting: ST. LEONARD'S
Tune: A. Cyril Barham-Gould,

25. May the mind of Christ my Savior Live in me from day to day,
Verse 1:
May the mind of Christ my Savior
Live in me from day to day,
By his love and pow'r inspiring
All I do or say.
CW #467

26. May the Word of God dwell richly In my heart from hour to hour,
Verse 2:
May the Word of God dwell richly
In my heart from hour to hour,
So that all may see I triumph
Only through his pow'r.
CW #467

27. May the peace of God my Father Rule my life in ev'rything,
Verse 3:
May the peace of God my Father
Rule my life in ev'rything,
That I may be calm to comfort
Sick and sorrowing.
CW #467

28. May the love of Jesus fill me As the waters fill the sea,
Verse 4:
May the love of Jesus fill me
As the waters fill the sea,
Him exalting, self abasing—
This is victory!
CW #467

29. May I run the race before me, Strong and brave to face the foe,
Verse 5:
May I run the race before me,
Strong and brave to face the foe,
Looking only unto Jesus
As I onward go.
CW #467

30. May his spirit live within me As I seek the lost to win,
Verse 6:
May his spirit live within me
As I seek the lost to win,
And may they forget the channel,
Seeing only him.
CW #467

31. Prelude to Service
John 13:3-17

32. In thankfulness for our salvation, we support God’s work with our offerings.

33. Prayers
Pastor: Hear my prayer, O Lord. All: Listen to my cry. Pastor: Keep me as the apple of your eye; All: Hide me in the shadow of your wings.

34. Prayers
Pastor: In righteousness I shall see you. All: When I awake, your presence will give me joy.

35. (Pastor says the Prayer of the Church)
Prayers
Pastor:
(Pastor says the Prayer of the Church)

36. Lord’s Prayer All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done on earth as in heaven.

37. Lord’s Prayer
All: 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.

38. Lord’s Prayer
All: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

41. Prayers
Pastor: Deliver us, O Lord, you are the God of our salvation. All: In you, O Lord, I put my trust.

42. Prayers
Pastor: Through your mercy, we are your redeemed children, O God. All: You have given me the gift of eternal life through Jesus.

43. Prayers
Pastor: Guide us while we are awake, Heavenly Father, All: And guard us while we sleep,

44. Prayers
Pastor: That when awake we may watch with Christ, All: And when asleep we may rest in peace. Amen.

45. (Pastor says the blessing)
All: Amen.

46. Chief of Sinners Though I Be
CW 385 Verses 1-5
Text: William McComb,
Setting: GETHSEMANE
Tune: Richard Redhead,

47. Chief of sinners though I be, Jesus shed his blood for me,
CW #385
Verse 1:
Chief of sinners though I be,
Jesus shed his blood for me,
Died that I might live on high,
Lives that I might never die.
As the branch is to the vine,
I am his and he is mine!

48. Oh, the height of Jesus' love, Higher than the heav'ns above,
CW #385
Verse 2:
Oh, the height of Jesus' love,
Higher than the heav'ns above,
Deeper than the depths of sea,
Lasting as eternity,
Love that found me—wondrous thought!—
Found me when I sought him not.

49. Comfort to a wounded heart: Peace that flows from sin forgiv'n,
CW #385
Verse 3:
Only Jesus can impart
Comfort to a wounded heart:
Peace that flows from sin forgiv'n,
Joy that lifts the soul to heav'n,
Faith and hope to walk with God
In the way that Enoch trod.

50. Chief of sinners though I be, Christ is all in all to me.
CW #385
Verse 4:
Chief of sinners though I be,
Christ is all in all to me.
All my wants to him are known;
All my sorrows are his own.
Safe with him in earthly strife,
I await the heav'nly life.

51. Strengthen me, O gracious Lord, By your Spirit and your word.
CW #385
Verse 5:
Strengthen me, O gracious Lord,
By your Spirit and your word.
When my wayward heart would stray,
Keep me in the narrow way;
Grace in time of need supply
While I live and when I die.

52. Silent Prayer

53. Prelude to Service
John 13:3-17