Tenebrae Service — April 17, 2025

Maundy Thursday

April 17, 2025

Tenebrae Service

Introduction

Song of Trust

Psalm 62 A                                                                     Blue Psalter, pg 380

“In Silence My Soul Thirsts”

Song of Prayer

Psalm 143 A                                                                   Blue Psalter, pg 936

“Hear My Prayer, O God”

Song of Deliverance

Psalm 140 A                                                                   Blue Psalter, pg 917

“Deliver Me from Evil”

Homily

“The Call of Remembrance”                                      I Corinthians 11:23-26

Litany of the Faithful

⁂    We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, for by your holy cross you have redeemed your people.

⁂    Free me, O God, from my enemies. Set, O Lord, a guard over my mouth; keep watch, O Lord, at the door of my lips!

⁂    We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, for by your holy cross you have redeemed your people.

⁂    They arise, the kings of the earth, princes plot against the Lord and his Anointed. They divide my clothing among them. They cast lots for my robe.

⁂    We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, for by your holy cross you have redeemed your people.

⁂    God did not spare even his own Son but delivered him up for us all. Christ Jesus loved us and washed away our sins with his blood.

⁂    We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, for by your holy cross you have redeemed your people.

Hymn of the Cross

Beneath the Cross

1. Beneath the cross of Jesus I find a place to stand,

And wonder at such mercy that calls me as I am.

For hands that should discard me hold wounds which tell me come.

Beneath the cross of Jesus my unworthy soul is won.

2. Beneath the cross of Jesus, His family is my own.

Once strangers chasing selfish dreams; Now, one through grace alone.

How could I now dishonor the ones that You have loved?

Beneath the cross of Jesus, see the children called by God.

3. Beneath the cross of Jesus, the path before the crown,

We follow in His footsteps where promised hope is found.

How great the joy before us to be His perfect bride.

Beneath the cross of Jesus, we will gladly live our lives.

by Keith & Kristyn Getty © 2005 Thankyou Music/Adm. by worshiptogether.com songs excl. UK & Europe, adm. by Kingsway Music. tym@kingsway.co.uk. Used by permission. CCLI#172212.

The Descent into Darkness

The Shadow of Betrayal                                                      Matthew 26:20-25

The Shadow of Desertion                                                    Matthew 26:31-35

The Agony of the Soul                                                             Luke 22:39-44

Jesus Prays                                                                         Matthew 26:36-39

Hymn of Meditation

Gethsemane

To see the King of heaven fall in anguish to His knees,

The Light and Hope of all the world Now overwhelmed with grief.

What nameless horrors must He see, to cry out in the garden:

‘Oh, take this cup away from me!

Yet not my will but Yours; Yet not my will but Yours.’

To know each friend will fall away, and heaven’s voice be still,

For hell to have its vengeful day upon Golgotha’s hill.

No words describe the Saviour’s plight to be by God forsaken

Till wrath and love are satisfied,

And every sin is paid, and every sin is paid.

What took Him to this wretched place, What kept Him on this road?

His love for Adam’s cursed race, for every broken soul.

No sin too slight to overlook, No crime too great to carry,

All mingled in this poisoned cup, and yet He drank it all

The Saviour drank it all, The Saviour drank it all.

Stuart Townend & Keith Getty Copyright © 2009 Thankyou Music (Adm. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com excl. UK & Europe, adm. by Integrity Music, part of the David C Cook family,

The Unshared Vigil                                                            Matthew 26:40-46

The Betrayal                                                                     Matthew 26:47-50a

The Arrest of Jesus                                                 Matthew 26:50b-52, 55-56

The Trial of Jesus                                                             Matthew 26:57-63a

Hymn of Reflection

How Deep the Father’s Love for Us

How deep the Father’s love for us, how vast beyond all measure,

That He should give His only Son to make a wretch His treasure.

How great the pain of searing loss, the Father’s wrath in full display,

As wounds which mar the Chosen One bring many sons to glory.

Behold the man upon a cross, my sin upon His shoulders;

Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice call out among the scoffers.

It was my sin that held Him there until it was accomplished;

His dying breath has brought me life, I know that it is finished.

I will not boast in anything, no gifts, no pow’r, no wisdom;

But I will boast in Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection.

Why should I gain from His reward? I cannot give an answer,

But this I know with all my heart, His wounds have paid my ransom.

by Stuart Townend ©1995 Thankyou Music. ARR CCLI #172212

The Judgment                                                                 Matthew 26:63b-67a

Jesus before Pilate                                                       Matthew 27:1-2, 11-14

Jesus before the Crowd                                       Matthew 27:15-18, 20-24, 26

The Shadow of the Cross                                                    Matthew 27:27-31

Silence

The Hope of Resurrection                                                          John 1:1-14