The Tenebrae of Good Friday
7:30pm
THE SERVICE OF TENEBRAE
The service of Tenebrae (Latin for “shadows”) follows a tradition of the church dating back at least to the 8th century, and perhaps as early as the 5th century after Christ. The liturgy dramatizes the suffering, death and burial of Jesus through the reading of Scripture and singing of psalms, hymns and anthems. The mood of the service moves from day to night, symbolizing the fading devotion of the disciples. At the end of the service, the church is dark. There is no benediction. We are asked to leave silently contemplating the crucifixion.
Prelude
Were You There?
arr. Craig Phillips (b. 1961)
Silent Processional
Call to Worship
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, Co-Pastor
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (Please Remain Seated)
218 Ah, Holy Jesus (Herzliebster Jesu)
Preface
Rev. Dr. Jason Hays, Executive Minister
The Darkness of Misunderstanding
Mark 14:1-11
Dan Gasser
Kyrie
Plainsong
The Darkness of Betrayal
Matthew 26:17-30
Beth Ellsworth
Libera Me, from Requiem
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death,
on that terrible day:
when the heavens and earth will be shaken;
when you will come to judge the age with fire.
I am made to tremble, and I am afraid,
since trial and anger are coming.
That day, a day of anger, disaster and sorrow,
That day, a mighty day, and one exceedingly bitter.
Give them eternal rest, Lord,
and may light perpetual shine upon them.
The Darkness of Temptation
Matthew 26:30-31, 36-46
John Goerner
My Song is Love Unknown
Arlen Clarke (b. 1954)
My song is love unknown, My Savior’s love to me;
Love to the loveless shown, That they might lovely be.
O who am I, that for my sake, My Lord should take, frail flesh and die?
He came from His blest throne, Salvation to bestow;
But men made strange, and none, The longed for Christ would know:
But O! my Friend, my Friend indeed, Who at my need His life did spend.
Sometimes they strew His way, And His sweet praises sing;
Resounding all the day Hosannas to their King:
Then “Crucify!” is all their breath, And for His death they thirst and cry.
They rise and needs will have, My dear Lord made away;
A murderer they saved, The Prince of life they slay,
Yet cheerful He to suffering goes, That He His foes from thence might free.
Here might I stay and sing, No story so divine;
Never was love, dear King! Never was grief like Thine.
This is my Friend, in Whose sweet praise, I all my days could gladly spend.
Text – Samuel Crossman
The Darkness of Injustice
Mark 14:43-65; 15:1-5
Sandy Prouty
What Wondrous Love Is This (in time of war)
Adam Waite (b. 1978)
The Darkness of Denial
Mark 14:66-72
Paul Ward
Crucifixus from the Mass in B Minor
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sung in Latin
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered death and was buried.
The Darkness of Rejection
Luke 23:1-25
Rev. Amanda Osenga
Hymn (Please Remain Seated)
221 O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (Passion Chorale)
The Darkness of Crucifixion
Luke 23:33-34, 39-43;
John 19:26-30;
Matthew 27:45-46;
Luke 23:46-49
Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist
Were You There?
Spiritual
Leena Waite, violin
Phoebe Bawmann, soloist
This evening’s performance of “Were You There?” – an American Negro Spiritual – is presented in accordance with our reparations royalty pilot program: a practice of valuing the musical contributions of enslaved Africans to American worship and song. Congregants are invited to make a reparation royalty contribution via the pew offering envelope (write “reparations royalty”). Contributions can also be made online at Montview.org/giving (One-time gift: Reparations Royalty Fund) or by clicking here.
The Adoration
Christ, We Do All Adore Thee
Theodore Dubois (1837-1924)
Christ, we do all adore Thee
And we do praise Thee forever.
For on the holy cross thou hast the world from sin redeemed.
Christ, we do all adore Thee and we do praise Thee forever.
Christ, we do all adore Thee.
Moment in Darkness
There will be no benediction. Members of the congregation may the sanctuary in silence as the lights are raised.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter, Rev. Dr. Jason Hays, Dan Gasser, Beth Ellsworth, John Goerner, Sandy Prouty, Paul Ward, Rev. Amanda Osenga and Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist
Conductor: Adam Waite Organ: Benjamin Corwyn
Baritone: Dean Rieger
Violin: Leena Waite
Soprano: Phoebe Bawmann
Acolytes: Cooper Belzley and Ethan Waite
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir
EASTER SUNDAY
Easter Sunday, April 5
8am – Worship with
String Quartet
Sanctuary
9:30am – Worship with
Westminster Choir & Brass
Sanctuary
11am – Worship with Westminster Choir & Brass
Sanctuary & Livestream
Easter Tea & Craft Fair
Easter Sunday | 9:15-11:00am (Fellowship Hall)
Enjoy an Easter Tea while Montview’s children enjoy a craft fair to celebrate the new life of Easter morning! This event will be held today from 9:15-11:00am in Fellowship Hall. Gather with us this holy day for a festive Montview tradition.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
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