Good Friday

• Gospel Acclamation
• Showing Of The Holy Cross
• The Reproaches
• Communion Hymn

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Christ Became Obedient Unto Death

Chorus 1:
Christ became obedient unto death on the cross for us
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Therefore God exalted Him to such a height,
giving Him a Name above every other name.Chorus 2:
Christ became obedient unto death on the cross for us

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Showing Of The Holy Cross

We Adore Thee:
We adore Thee, We adore Thee, Christ our Saviour, We adore Thee
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The Reproaches

Antiphon 1
My People what have I done to you?
How have I afflicted you?
Answer Me!Antiphon 2
Holy God, Mighty God,
Holy Immortal One, have mercyVerse 1
It was I who brought you out of the Land of Egypt,
and you have prepared a cross for your Saviour!Verse 2
It was I who led you through the desert for forty years,
It was I who fed you with manna and brought you into a land exceedingly good,
and you have prepared a cross for your Saviour
(To Antiphon 2)Verse 3
What more ought I have done for you than I have done,
I have planted you indeed, as my beautiful vineyard,
and you have become to me exceedingly bitterVerse 4
In my thirst, you gave me vinegar to drink,
and with a lance, you have pierced the side of your Saviour
(To Antiphon 2)Verse 5
It was I who, for your sake, scourged Egypt through its first born,
and you have scourged me and betrayed MeVerse 6:
It was I who led you out of Egypt and drowned Pharaoh in the Red Sea,
and you have delivered me into the hands of the chief priests
(To Antiphon 1)Verse 7:
It was I who opened the sea before you,
and with a spear, my side you have openedVerse 8:
It was I who went before you in a pillar of cloud,
and to the judgement seat of Pilate you led Me
(To Antiphon 1)Verse 9:
It was I who fed you with manna in the desert,
and you heaped blows and scourges upon MeVerse 10:
It was I who drew from the rock of salvation, for you to drink,
and you have given me gall and vinegar to drink
(To Antiphon 1)Verse 11:
It was I who for your sake struck the kings of Chanaan,
and with a reed you struck my headVerse 12:
It was I who gave you a Royal Scepter,
and you have put on my head, a crown of thorns
(To Antiphon 1)Verse 13:
It was I who exalted you with great power,
and on the gibbet of the cross you have hanged Me
(To Antiphon 1)

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Glory In The Cross

Verse 5:
Let us ever glory in the cross of Christ who redeems us with his blood.
Let us tell the story of the cross of Christ and the pow'r of his saving love.
Like a lamb he was slain; he carried our shame, to show us the mercy of God.Chorus:
Let us ever glory in the cross of Christ and the triumph of God's great love.Verse 6:
Let us bring our burdens to the cross of Christ who has known our sorrow and tears.
In the great compassion of the heart of Christ, God has walked in our hopes and fears.
He was mocked and betrayed, deserted by friends, and banished to die among thieves.Chorus:
Let us ever glory in the cross of Christ and the triumph of God's great love.Verse 7:
Let us kneel in homage at the cross of Christ where we see God's human face.
We behold the Maker of the sun and stars as he hangs on the throne of grace.
As we share in his pain, his sorrow and shame, our hearts will be tested in fire.Chorus:
Let us ever glory in the cross of Christ and the triumph of God's great love.