Good Friday Service of Light and Darkness 

April 7, 2023 

GATHER IN SILENCE AND PRAYER 

(The congregation stands when the minister stands.) 

PRAYER OF THE DAY 

All: Almighty God, look with loving mercy on your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, to be given over to the hands of sinners, and to suffer death on the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen 

READINGS Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12 Pages 1145-1146 

PRAYER 

P: The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to John. 

John 18:1-11 

Hymn # 347 “Go to Dark Gethsemane” Vs. 1-2 

John 18:12-27 

Hymn # 351 “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” Vs. 1-2 

John 18:28-40 

Hymn # 351 “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” Vs. 3-4 

John 19:1-16a 

Hymn # 349 “Ah, Holy Jesus” Vs.1 

John 19:16b-22 

Hymn # 338 “Beneath the Cross of Jesus” Vs. 1-2 

John 19:23-30 

Hymn #353 “Were You There” Vs. 1-2 

John 19:31-42 

Hymn #353 “Were You There” Vs. 3-5