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Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

From our enemies defend us, O Christ.Graciously look upon our afflictions.

Pitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts.Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people.

Favourably with mercy hear our prayers.O Son of David, have mercy upon us.

Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ.Graciously hear us, O Christ; graciously hear us, O Lord Christ.

O Lord, let thy mercy be shewed upon us;As we do put our trust in thee.

Let us pray.WE humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities; and for the glory of thy Name turn from us all those evils that we most righteously have deserved; and grant that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honour and glory; through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer of Saint Chrysostom.

THE GRACE

All The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,and the love of God,and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost,be with us all evermore.Amen.

Closing Hymn

GOOD FRIDAY

Evensong with Reproaches & Litany

Holy Trinity Church Utrecht

GOOD FRIDAYGood Friday Anthems (said by the priest)BEHOLD the Lamb of God, / which taketh away the sin of the world. St John 1. 29.

He was wounded for our transgressions, / he was bruised for our iniquities:The chastisement of our peace was upon him / and with his stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 53. 5.Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, / and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

1 St John 4. 10.

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, / and honour, and glory, and blessing.

Revelation 5. 12.

Then the Minister, shall say the Exhortation to Confession then we kneel to pray

All ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep, We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts, We have offended against thy holy laws, We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults. Restore thou them that are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.The Absolution, or Remission of sins, said by the Priest alone.

O Lord, open thou our lips

All And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.O God make speed to save us.

All O Lord make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father, and the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

All As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Praise ye the Lord.All The Lord’s name be praised.

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That it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to thy holy Word,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.Son of God: we beseech thee to hear us.Son of God: we beseech thee to hear us.

O Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;Grant us thy peace.

O Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;Have mercy upon us.

O Christ, hear us.O Christ, hear us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.Lord, have mercy upon us.

OUR Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen.

O Lord, deal not with us after our sins.Neither reward us after our iniquities.

Let us pray.O GOD, merciful Father, that despisest not  the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as be sorrowful: Mercifully assist our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress us; and graciously hear us, that those evils, which the craft and subtilty of the devil or man worketh against us, be brought to nought, and by the providence of thy goodness they may be dispersed; that we thy servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord.O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name's sake.

O GOD, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared unto us, the noble works that thou didst in their days, and in the old time before them.O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thine honour.

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That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth and shew it accordingly,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to bless and keep all Judges and Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and dread thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; and to comfort and help the weak-hearted; and to raise up them that fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort all that are in danger, necessity, and tribulation,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to preserve all that travel by land, by water, or by air, all women labouring of child, all sick persons, and young children; and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners and captives,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the father-less children, and widows, and all that are desolate and oppressed,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so as in due time we may enjoy them,

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

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PSALM 22

1  My God, my God, look upon me; why hast thou for’sa’ken me : and art so far from my health, and from the words ’ of ’ my com-plaint?2  O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou hearest ’ not : and in the night-season also ’ I ’ take no rest.3  And thou continuest ’ ho-ly : O thou worship ’ of ’ Isra-el.4  Our fathers hoped in ’ thee : they trusted in thee, and thou didst ’ de-liver them.5  They called upon thee, and were ’ hol-pen : they put their trust in thee, and were not ’ con-found-ed.6  But as for me, I am a worm, and no ’ man : a very scorn of men, and the out-cast of ’ the ’ peo-ple.7  All they that see me laugh me to ’ scorn : they shoot out their lips, and shake theirhëads, say-ing,8  He trusted in God, that he would de’liv’erhim : let him deliver him, if he ’ will ’ have him.9  But thou art he that took me out of my mother’s ’ womb : thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet upon ’ my ’ mother’s breasts.10  I have been left unto thee ever since I was ’ born : thou art my God even from ’ my ’ mother’s womb.11  O go not from me, for trouble is hard at ’ hand : and there is none ’ to ’ help me.12  Many oxen are come a’bout ’ me : fat bulls of Basan close me in ’ on ’ every side.13  They gape upon me with their ’ mouths : as it were a ramping and a roar’ing li-on.14  I am poured out like water | and all my bones are out of ’ joint : my heart also in the midst of my body is even ’ like ’ melting wax.15  My strength is dried up like a potsherd | and my tongue cleaveth to my ’ gums : and thou shalt bring me into ’ the ’ dustof death.16  For many dogs are come a’bout ’ me : and the council of the wicked layeth siege a’gainst me.17  They pierced my hands and my feet; I may tell all my ’ bones : they stand staring and looking ’ up-on me.18  They part my garments a’mong ’ them : and cast lots upon ’ my ’ ves-ture.

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19  But be not thou far from me, O ’ Lord : thou art my succour, haste thee ’ to ’ help me.20  Deliver my soul from the ’ sword : my darling from the pow’er ’ ofthe dog.21  Save me from the lion’s ’ mouth : thou hast heard me also from among the horns of ’ the ’ uni-corns.22  I will declare thy Name unto my ’ bre’thren : in the midst of the congregation will ’ I ’ praise thee.23  O praise the Lord, ye that ’ fear ’ him : magnify him, all ye of the seed of Jacob | and fear him, all ye seed ’ of ’ Isra-el;24  For he hath not despised, nor abhorred, the low estate of the ’ poor : he hath not hid his face from him | but when he called unto him ’ he ’ heard him.25  My praise is of thee in the great congre’ga’tion : my vows will I perform in the sight of them ’ that ’ fear him.26  The poor shall eat, and be satis’fi’ed : they that seek after the Lord shall praise him; your heart shall live ’ for ’ ev-er.27  All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be turned unto the ’ Lord : and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship ’ be’fore him.28  For the kingdom is the ’ Lord’s : and he is the Governor among ’ the ’ peo-ple.29  All such as be fat upon ’ earth : have eaten ’ and ’ worship-ped.30  All they that go down into the dust shall kneel be’fore ’ him : and no man hath quickened ’ his ’ own soul.31  My seed shall ’ serve ’ him : they shall be counted unto the Lord for a ge’ne’ra-tion.32  They shall come, and the heavens shall declare his ’ righ’teousness : unto a people that shall be born, whom ’ the ’ Lordhath made.Glory be to the FATHER, and to the ’ SON : and to ’ the ’ HOLY GHOST. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever ’ shall ’ be : world without ’ end. ’ A-men

THE FIRST LESSON

Isaiah 52:13—53 end: The Suffering Servant

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Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever.Spare us, good Lord.From all evil and mischief; from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation,Good Lord, deliver us.From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,Good Lord, deliver us.From fornication, and all other deadly sin; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,Good Lord, deliver us.From lightning and tempest; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from battle and murder, and from sudden death,Good Lord, deliver us.From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment,Good Lord, deliver us.By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and Circumcision; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,Good Lord, deliver us.By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost,Good Lord, deliver us.In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgement,Good Lord, deliver us.We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God: and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the right way,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to keep and strengthen in the true worshipping of thee, in righteousness and holiness of life, thy Servants WILLEM ALEXANDER and ELIZABETH, our most gracious Sovereigns,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to rule their hearts in thy faith, fear, and love, and that they may evermore have affiance in thee, and ever seek thy honour and glory,

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.That it may please thee to be their defender and keeper, giving them the victory over all their enemies,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

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O my people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me! I led you out of Egypt, from slavery to freedom, but you led your Saviour to the cross. O my people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me! Holy is God! Holy and strong! Holy immortal One, have mercy on us. For forty years I led you safely through the desert. I fed you with manna from heaven, and brought you to a land of plenty; but you led your Saviour to the cross. Holy is God! Holy and strong! Holy immortal One, have mercy on us. What more could I have done for you? I planted you as my fairest vine, but you yielded only bitterness: when I was thirsty you gave me vinegar to drink, and you pierced your Saviour’s side with a lance. Holy is God! Holy and strong! Holy immortal One, have mercy on us. I opened the sea before you, but you opened my side with a spear. I led you on your way in a pillar of cloud, but you led me to Pilate’s court. O my people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me! I bore you up with manna in the desert, but you struck me down and scourged me.I gave you saving water from the rock, but you gave me gall and vinegar to drink. O my people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me! I gave you a royal sceptre, but you gave me a crown of thorns. I raised you to the height of majesty, but you have raised me high on a cross. O my people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me!

         Words from Holy Week Services Music:  John Dereck Sanders (1933-2003)

*It is important to remember that Jesus’ words are to be understood as applying to the present Church, rather than to his own contemporaries. Here, ‘Israel’ and ‘my people’ stand for the Church, and we are to hear the Reproaches as directed to our own hardness of heart and failure of discipleship.

THE LITANYO GOD the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.O God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable

sinners.O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

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WE STAND TO SING TOGETHER THE

Magnificat St. Luke i.46 Setting: John Foster

2nd Part

My soul doth | magni-fy the | Lord :and my spirit hath re- | joic’d in | God my | Saviour.

For | he hath • re- | garded : the | lowli-ness | of his | hand-maiden.For be- | hold from | henceforth :

all gene- | rations • shall | call me | blessed.For he that is | mighty • hath | magnifi’d me : and | ho-ly | is his | Name.

2nd Part And his mercy is on | them that | fear him :throughout | all — | ge-ne- | rations.

He hath show’d | strength • with his | arm :he hath scatter’d the proud in the imagi- | na-tion | of their |

hearts.He hath put down the | mighty • from their | seat :

and hath ex- | alted • the | humble • and | meek.He hath fill’d the hungry with | good — | things :

and the rich he hath | sent — | empty • a- | way.He remembering his mercy hath holpen his | ser-vant | Israel:

as he promis’d to our forefathers, * Abraham | and his | seed for | ever.

Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son : and | to the | Ho-ly | Ghost;As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever | shall be;

world without end. | A — | men.

Then THE SECOND LESSON as appointed.

The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St John

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WE STAND TO SING TOGETHER THE

Nunc Dimittis St. Luke ii. 29 Setting: Tonus Peregrinus

Lord now lettest thou thy servant de- | part in | peace :ac- | cord-ing | to thy | word.

For mine | eyes have | seen : thy | sal – | va – | tion,Which thou | hast pre- | par’d : before the | face of | all – | people;To be a light to | lighten the | Gen-tiles :

and to be the | glory of thy | peo-ple | Israel.Glory be to the Father, and | to the | Son :

and | to the | Ho-ly | GhostAs it was in the beginning, is now and | ever | shall be;

world without | end. | A – | men.

THE CREEDI BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body,

And the Life everlasting. Amen. - 6 -

Minister. The Lord be with you; Answer. And with thy spirit. Minister. Let us pray.

Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.OUR Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen.

Priest. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us;Answer. And grant us thy salvation.Priest. O Lord, save our rulers;Answer. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.Priest. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness;Answer. And make thy chosen people joyful.Priest. O Lord, save thy people;Answer. And bless thine inheritance.Priest. Give peace in our time, O Lord;Answer. Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.Priest. O God, make clean our hearts within us;Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

THE COLLECTS

The Sermon