Maundy Thursday 2021

Maundy Thursday Service
April 1, 2021
Prelude Nearer My God to Thee BETHANY
Silence
Darkening of the Church
The Suffering Servant Isaiah 53
Entrance of the Light

Redemption Day Sheryl Crow

The Seven Last Words
To Be Read Between Each Symbol
Starting and Ending with the Corresponding Section

 Father forgive them, they know not what they do.
 This day you will be with me in paradise.
 Woman, behold your son; son, behold your mother.
 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
 I thirst.
 It is accomplished.
 Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.

Father forgive them, they know not what they do.
Basket of Stones
Meditation: Who Shall Cast a Stone?
The Law is for the Protection of the People Kris Kristofferson

This day you will be with me in paradise.
Pair of Daffodils
Meditation: The Criminal’s Monologue
Down There by the Train Tom Waits

Woman, behold your son; son, behold your mother.
Manger
Meditation: The Mother and Her Son
Nothin’ Townes Van Zandt

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Hammer and Wood
Meditations: The Carpenter’s Lament
Lungs Townes Van Zandt

I Thirst
Glass of Vinegar
Meditation: Cruelty not Ignorance
Cool Water Bob Nolan

It is accomplished
Chains
Meditation: The Burden
Free from the Chain Gang Now Johnny Cash

Father, Into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit
Mediation: The Invitation
Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
Communion

Take eat the bread of life. . .
Christ behind us in all of our yesterdays.
Christ with us in our today.
Christ before us in all of our tomorrows.
Alpha and Omega, Christ, Lord of all!
By the wounds and the blood of the Lamb,
May God guard us and keep us. Amen.

The Cup of Salvation:
Praise be to the blood of the Lamb
In his forgiving power.
Praise be to the blood of the lamb
In his cleansing power.
Praise be to the blood of the lamb
In his saving power
Praise be to the blood of the lamb
In his releasing power.
Praise be to the blood of the Lamb
In his victorious power
By the wounds and the blood of the Lamb
May God guard us and keep us. Amen.

Flyin’ Shoes Townes Van Zandt

Christ’s Death Matthew 27:50-66

Silence

Ain’t No Grave Claude Ely

Exit in Silence