Extinguishing of the Christ Candle Choral Music
Ave Verum Corpus
W.A Mozart
Hail, true body born of the Virgin Mary, Who truly suffered, sacrificed on the Cross, Whose pierced side overflowed with water and blood; be for us a foretaste of heaven In the test of death.
Organ
Were You There?
African American
Spiritual
Ninth Reading
Mark 8: 31
Dr. Smith
31Then
he began to teach them that the Son of God must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
Responsive Prayer
Rev. Caswell-Speight
For the gift and grace of Jesus Christ, our Savior− we give thanks. For the blessing and breadth of God’s great love toward us− we give thanks. For the challenge and comfort of the cross− we give thanks. For the power and presence of His abiding Spirit− we give thanks.
Choral Music
Beneath the Cross of Jesus
Arr. Al Travis Choral Setting by Benjamin Harlan
Benediction Organ Postlude
Dr. George
Prelude in C minor, BWV 549
J. S. Bach
Jason Payne, organist
• Please depart in silence as the bell tolls. "Tenebrae" is the Latin word meaning "darkness." Tenebrae is a prolonged meditation on Christ’s suffering. Readings trace the story of Christ’s passion, music portrays his pathos, and the power of silence and darkness suggests the drama of this momentous day. As lights are extinguished, we ponder the depth of Christ’s suffering and death. (Calvin Institute for Christian Worship) This service is based upon “Behold the Darkness” written by Benjamin Harlan.