Good Friday
At the Foot of the Cross
Karl Jenkins The Armed Man – Benedictus track 12
As they were walking,
they found a man called Simon of Cyrene and forced him to carry the cross.33 Eventually
they came to a place called Golgotha, which means “Place of the Skull.” 34 There
they gave Him a drink—wine mixed with bitter herbs. He tasted it but refused to
drink it.
35 And so they had Him crucified.
As Jesus was being
crucified, the soldiers tore His outer garments into four pieces, one for each
of them. They wanted to do the same with His tunic, but it was seamless—one
piece of fabric woven from the top down. 24 So they
said,
Soldier (to other soldiers): Don’t
tear it. Let’s cast lots, and the winner will take the whole thing.
This happened in
keeping with the Hebrew Scriptures, which said, “They divided My outer garments
and cast lots for My clothes.”[a] These soldiers did exactly what was
foretold in the Hebrew Scriptures.
Jesus’ mother was standing next to His cross
along with her sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.26
Jesus looked to see
His mother and the disciple He loved standing nearby.
Jesus (to Mary, His mother): Dear
woman, this is your son (motioning to the beloved disciple)! 27 (to John,His
disciple) This is now your mother.
From that moment, the disciple treated her
like his own mother and welcomed her into his house. 28 Jesus
knew now that His work had been accomplished, and the Hebrew Scriptures were
being fulfilled.
37 They
placed a sign over His head: “This is Jesus, King of the Jews.”38 And
then they crucified two thieves next to Him, one at His right hand and one at
His left hand. [28 And
the Hebrew Scripture was completed that said, “He was considered just
another criminal.”][a]
39 Passersby shouted curses and blasphemies at
Jesus. They wagged their heads at Him and hissed
Passersby: 40 You’re going to
destroy the temple and then rebuild it in three days? Why don’t You start with
saving Yourself? Come down from the cross if You can, if You’re God’s Son.
Chief Priests,
Scribes, and Elders (mocking
Him): 41-42 He saved others, but He
can’t save Himself. If He’s really the King of Israel, then let Him climb down
from the cross—then we’ll believe Him. 43 He
claimed communion with God—well, let God save Him, if He’s God’s beloved Son.
44 Even the thieves hanging to His right and left
poured insults upon Him
39 One of the criminals joined in the cruel talk.
Cynical Criminal: You’re supposed to be the Anointed One,
right? Well—do it! Rescue Yourself and us!
40 But the other criminal told him to be quiet.
Believing Criminal: Don’t you have any fear of God at all?
You’re getting the same death sentence He is!41 We’re
getting what we deserve since we’ve committed crimes, but this man hasn’t done
anything wrong at all! 42 (turning to Jesus) Jesus,
when You come into Your kingdom, please remember me.
Jesus: 43 I
promise you that this very day you will be with Me in paradise.
And then, starting at
noon, the entire land became dark. It was dark for three hours. 46 In
the middle of the dark afternoon, Jesus cried out in a loud voice.
Jesus: Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani—My
God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?[c]
Bystanders: 47 He’s calling on
Elijah.
Jesus: I am thirsty.
48 One bystander grabbed a sponge, steeped it in
vinegar, stuck it on a reed, and gave Jesus the vinegar to drink.
Others: 49 We’ll see—we’ll
see if Elijah is going to come and rescue Him.
When Jesus drank, He
spoke:
Jesus: It is finished!
50 And then Jesus cried out once more, loudly,
In that moment, His
head fell; he breathed his last and He gave up the spirit.
Hymn 131 When I survey the wondrous cross
31 The
Jews asked Pilate to have their legs broken so the bodies would not remain on
the crosses on the Sabbath. It was the day of preparation for the Passover, and
that year the Passover fell on the Sabbath. 32 The
soldiers came and broke the legs of both the men crucified next to Jesus. 33 When
they came up to Jesus’ cross, they could see that He was dead; so they did not
break His legs. 34 Instead, one soldier took his
spear and pierced His abdomen, which brought a gush of blood and water.
35 This testimony is true. In fact, it is an
eyewitness account; and he has reported what he saw so that you also may
believe. 36 It happened this way to fulfill the
Hebrew Scriptures that “not one of His bones shall be broken”;[b] 37 and the Hebrew Scriptures also say,
“They will look upon Him whom they pierced.”[c]
At that instant, the
temple curtain was torn in half, from top to bottom. The earth shook; rocks
split in two; 52 tombs burst open, and bodies of
many sleeping holy women and men were raised up. 53 After
Jesus’ resurrection, they came out of their tombs, went into the holy city of
Jerusalem, and showed themselves to people.
54 When the Centurion and soldiers who had been
charged with guarding Jesus felt the earthquake and saw the rocks
splitting and the tombs opening, they were, of course, terrified.
Soldiers: He really was God’s Son.
55 A number of women, who had been devoted to
Jesus and followed Him from Galilee, were present, too, watching from a
distance. 56 Mary Magdalene was there, and Mary the
mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
57 At evening time, a rich man from Arimathea
arrived. His name was Joseph, and he had become a disciple of Jesus. 58 He
went to Pilate and asked to be given Jesus’ body; Pilate assented and ordered
his servants to turn Jesus’ body over to Joseph. 59 So
Joseph took the body, wrapped Jesus in a clean sheath of white linen,60 and
laid Jesus in his own new tomb, which he had carved from a rock. Then he rolled
a great stone in front of the tomb’s opening, and he went away. 61 Mary
Magdalene was there, and so was the other Mary. They sat across from the
tomb, watching, remembering.
Agnus
Dei – Karl Jenkins – track 10
Quotations are from the Voice Bible
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