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THE SERVICE OF SHADOWS (Tenebrae) relates the Passion of our Lord through

Scripture and music. Seven candles are arranged at the altar, marking the steps of our

Lord’s suffering and death. During the service, the candles are extinguished, one by one,

until only the “Christ candle” is left burning. After the seventh lesson is read, that candle

is carried from the chancel, symbolic of our Lord’s death.

At that point, the ancient “Reproaches of the Cross” are recited, with the procession of a

rough-hewn cross into the chancel. A brief period of silence follows for meditation. The

congregation then professes the Creed. At the words “and on the third day” the acolyte

returns the candle of Christ to the altar, a sign of the resurrection hope.

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Hymns:

Hymn “What Wondrous Love is This” ELW #666 st. 1, 2

Text: North American folk hymn, 19th cent., alt.

Hymn “Go to Dark Gethsemane” ELW #347 st. 1, 2

Text: James Montgomery, 1771-1854

Hymn “Ah, Holy Jesus” ELW #349 st. 1, 2, 4

Text: Johann Heermann, 1585-1647; tr. Robert Bridges, 1844-1930, alt.

Hymn “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” ELW #351 st. 1, 3

Text: Paul Gerhardt, 1607–1676, based on Arnulf of Louvain, d. 1250; tr. composite

Hymn “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” ELW #803

Text: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748

Hymn “Were You There?” ELW #353

Solo st. 1, 2; Assembly st. 3-5

Text: African American spiritua

Readings:

Psalm 51

Psalm 70

Liturgy reprinted from “Evangelical Lutheran Worship”, copyright 2006 Augsburg Fortress, used by permission of license #SBT004670 and One License A-709549; Prayers are from “Sundays & Seasons”, copyright 2024 Augsburg Fortress. Introductions to the readings are written by The Rev. Mark Oldenburg, Ph.D., Steck-Miller Professor Emeritus of the Art of Worship, United Lutheran Seminary.

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