Passion Sunday
Celebration with Palms
March 28, 2010
Procession with Palms
P Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
C Hosanna to the Son of David.
P The Lord be with you.
C And also with you.
P Let us pray: Mercifully assist us, O Lord God of our salvation that we may enter with joy upon the
contemplation of those mighty acts whereby you have given us life everlasting; through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Scene One Jesus Enters Jerusalem Luke 19:28-44
And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them. And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. As he was drawing near - already on the way down the Mount of Olives - the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”
And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from our eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”
P The Lord be with you.
C And also with you.
P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C It is right to give God thanks and praise.
(Congregation raises palms)
(1)
P We praise and thank you, O God,
for the great acts of love by which you have redeemed us
through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord. On this day he entered the holy city
of Jerusalem in triumph, and was acclaimed Son of
David and King of kings by those who scattered their
garments and branches of palm in his path. We ask that you
bless these branches and those who bear them, and grant
that we may ever hail him as our Lord and King and
follow him with perfect confidence; through the same Jesus
Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C
Amen.
P Let us
go forth in peace,
C
In the name of Christ! Amen.
Processional Hymn All Glory, Laud, and
Honor Hymn
344
Refrain:
All glory, laud, and honor to you, redeemer, king,
to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.
1. You are the king of Israel and David’s royal Son,
now in the Lord’s name coming, our King and Blessed One.
2. The company of angels are praising you on high;
creation and all mortals in chorus make reply.
3. The multitude of pilgrims with palms before you went;
our praise and prayer and anthems before you we present.
4. To you, before your passion, they sang their hymns of
praise.
To you, now high exalted, our melody we raise.
5. Their praises you accepted: accept the prayers we bring,
great author of all goodness, O good and gracious King.
P
Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord.
C
Hosanna in the highest.
Prayer of the Day
P The Lord be with you.
C
And also with you.
P Let us pray. Everlasting God, in
your endless love for the human race you sent our Lord
Jesus Christ
to take on our nature and to suffer death on the cross. In
your mercy enable us to share in his obedience
to your will and in the glorious victory of his
resurrection, who lives, and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit
one God, now and forever. Amen.
C
Amen.
Anthem
(11:00 am)
Antiphonal
Hosanna G.
Alan Smith
Alleluia Choir
Danelle Welzig, Director
Charles Welzig, Piano
Offering
Scene
2 Jesus
Challenged Luke 20:19-40
Hymn
Lord, Let My
Heart Be Good Soil Hymn 512
Claire Teuber, Soloist: Sings first time.
Congregation: Sings second time.
Lord, let my heart be good soil,
open to the seed of your word.
Lord, let my heart be good soil,
where love can grow and peace is understood
When my heart is hard, break the stone away.
When my heart is cold, warm it with the day.
When my heart is lost, lead me on your way.
Lord, let my heart, Lord, let my heart,
Lord, let my heart be good soil.
Scene
3 Judas Betrays
Jesus Luke 22:1-6
Musical
Interlude Let Us Break Bread
Together Traditional
Scene
4 Jesus
Institutes the Lord’s Supper Luke 22:7-16
The
Great Thanksgiving Music on Page 144
P The
Lord be with you.
C
And also with you.
P Lift up your hearts.
C
We lift them to the Lord.
P Let us give thanks to the Lord our
God.
C
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Proper
Preface
Sanctus Music
on page 144
Holy, holy, holy Lord. God of Pow’r and might
heaven and earth are full of your glory, Hosanna, Hosanna.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Words of Thanksgiving
P ... as
we proclaim the mystery of faith.
C
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come
again.
P ... Grace our table with your
presence.
C
Come Holy Spirit.
P ... Send us forth ... peace and
love.
C
Come Holy Spirit.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven, hallowed by your name.
your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in
heaven.
Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the
time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom,
the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever.
Amen.
Distribution
Agnus
Dei Music on
page 146
Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world: have mercy
on us.
Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world: have mercy
on us.
Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world: grant us
peace.
Communion
Hymns 338, 342
Post Communion Prayer
P Jesus said, “Mark my words- I will
not drink wine again until the day I drink it new with you
in my
Father’s Kingdom.” Compassion God, you have fed us with the
bread of heaven. Please sustain these
final steps along our Lenten pilgrimage as we meet our Lord
at the cross. Grant that our fasting be
hunger for justice; our alms, a making of peace; and our
prayer, the song of grateful hearts, through Jesus
Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C
Amen.
Scene 5 J esus
Prays in Gethsemane Luke 22:39-46
(Please stand)
Hymn
Go to Dark
Gethsemane Hymn 347
(Stanzas 1-2)
Go to dark Gethsemane, all who feel the tempter’s power;
your Redeemer’s conflict see. Watch with him one bitter
hour;
turn not from his griefs away; learn from Jesus Christ to
pray.
Follow to the judgment hall, view the Lord of life
arraigned;
oh, the wormwood and the gall! Oh, the pangs his soul
sustained!
Shun not suff’ring, shame, or loss; learn from him to bear
the cross.
(Please sit)
Scene
6 Peter Denies
Jesus; Others Mock Jesus Luke 22:54-65
(Please stand)
Hymn
O Sacred Head,
Now Wounded Hymn 351
O sacred head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed
down,
now
scornfully surrounded with thorns, thine only crown;
O sacred head, what glory, what bliss till now was thine!
Yet, though despised and gory, I joy to call thee mine.
How pale thou art with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn;
how does thy face now languish, which once was bright as
morn!
Thy grief and bitter passion were all for sinners’ gain;
mine, mine was the transgression, but thine the deadly
pain.
What language shall I borrow to thank thee, dearest friend,
for this thy dying sorrow, thy pity without end?
Oh, make me thine forever, and should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never outlive my love to thee.
Lord, be my consolation; shield me when I must die;
remind me of thy passion when my last hour draws nigh.
These eyes, new faith receiving, from thee shall never
move;
for all who die believing die safely in thy love.
(Please sit)
Scene
7 Jesus
Delivered to be Crucified Luke 23:1-38
(Please stand)
Hymn
Go to Dark
Gethsemane Hymn 347
(Stanza 3)
Calv’ry’s mournful mountain climb; there, adoring at his
feet,
mark that miracle of time, God’s own sacrifice complete.
“It is finished!” hear him cry; learn from Jesus Christ to
die.
Scene
8 Death Luke
23:39-56
(Please sit)
Anthem
(8:30 am)
Were You
There Traditional
Family Choir
Anthem
(11:00 am)
Christus Factus
Est Juan
Bautista Comes
Gallery Choir
Christus factus est pro nobis
obediens usque ad mortem crucis.
Christ was made obedient for us
even to the death of the cross.
Propter quod et Deus
exaltavit illum, et dedit illi
nomen,
Wherefore God has exalted him, and givenhim a name,
Quod est super omne
nomen.
Which is above every name.
(Please
kneel)
Prayers
of the Church
Benediction
(Please
stand)
Hymn
at the Procession (8:30 am)
When I Survey the Wondrous
Cross Hymn
803
Anthem
at the Procession (11:00 am)
When I Survey the Wondrous
Cross Gilbert Martin
Gallery Choir
Dismissal
P Go in peace. Serve the
Lord.
C
Thanks be to God.
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