Cantor: Â 2:00 & 7:00 (Brown)
RESPONSORIAL: Father, I Put My Life in Your Hands
John Michael Talbot
Refrain
Father, I put my life in your hands.
1. In you, O Lord, I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
Into your hands I commend my spirit;
you will redeem me, faithful God.
2. For all my foes reproach me,
neighbors laugh and friends stand off.
I am forgotten like dead unremembered;
I am like a dish cast down.
3. But my trust is in you, O Lord;
I say, "You are my God."
Into your hands I place my future;
from the clutch of foes you rescue me.
4. Let your face shine on your servant;
O save me in your love.
Be stouthearted, and come, take courage,
all you who now hope in the Lord.
Adoration of the Cross: Behold the Wood
Dan Schutte
Refrain
Behold, behold the wood of the cross,
on which is hung our salvation
O come, let us adore.
Verses
1. Unless a grain of wheat shall fall
upon the ground and die,
it shall remain but a single grain
and not give life.
2. And when my hour of glory comes
as all was meant to be,
you shall see me lifted up
upon a tree.
3. For there can be no greater love
shown upon this land
than in the one who came to die
that we might live.
4. My Father, if it be your plan,
this cup might pass me by,
yet let it happen as you will
if I must die.
5. For surely he has borne our tears,
is wounded by our sin,
and yet he opens not his mouth
that we might live.
6. My body now is torn with pain,
my friends have left and gone.
O loving Father, take my life
into your hands.
Communion: Â Run to the Cross
Josh Blakesley/Sarah Hart/Sarah Kroger/Mia Fieldes
1. You were wounded, pierced, and broken;
I have been redeemed.
You were bound for my transgressions;
I have been released.
Who the Son sets free is free;
I am free indeed.
Refrain
I run to the cross, I fall in your arms,
and I know I’m forgiven, and I know I’m forgiven.
I run to the cross, I lay down my heart,
and I am not forsaken, no I am not forsaken.
2. I had wandered far from mercy;
still, you searched for me.
Held as captive to my failings;
oh, you rescued me.
Who the Son sets free is free;
I am free indeed.
Bridge
All to Jesus I surrender, all to him I freely give.
All to Jesus I surrender, all to him I freely give.
I run to the cross, I fall in your arms,
and I know I’m forgiven.
Communion 2: O Sacred Head
Bob Hurd
1. O Sacred Head, surrounded
by crown of piercing thorn!
O bleeding Head, so wounded,
reviled and put to scorn!
2. No comeliness or beauty
your wounded face betrays.
Yet angel hosts adore you
and tremble as they gaze.
3. My sister rendered voiceless,
demeaned and still in chains,
my brother still exploited,
images of your pain.
4. Life-giving love, empow'r us
with courage bold and true
to walk the road of justice,
and bear the cross with you,
Recessional: Were You There
WERE YOU THERE
1. Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
2. Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
3. Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?