Watchword for Good Friday:
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him
may not perish but may have eternal life.
(John 3:16, NRSV)
(Moravian Daily Texts:
https://www.moravian.org/daily_texts/)

Hymn

Were you there when they crucified my Lord? (Hymnary No. 403)
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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?

3. Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?

Good Friday Interactive Reflection:
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Hymn: O Sacred Head, sore wounded (Hymnary No. 382)
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King’s College Cambridge Choir:


(Note: The Hymnary uses a different translation than the choir on this video.)

Notices:

Revd Irene Bom, who devised today’s interactive Good Friday reflection, hosts a website called Prayer Matters, where she regularly posts thematic prayers, photos, reflections, songs and meditations: https://www.irenebom.com/prayer_matters/

Sanctuary First is an online pioneer ministry resource that the Church of Scotland began offering long before the corona crisis. It includes daily worship (https://www.sanctuaryfirst.org.uk/daily-worship) as well as pastoral support for a great many topics and life situations.

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