We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,
because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
Anthem 3
O Savior of the world,
who by thy cross and precious blood hast redeemed us:
Save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.
The hymn “Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle,” or some other hymn extolling the glory of the cross, is then sung.
The service may be concluded here with the Lord’s Prayer and the final prayer below.
In the absence of a bishop or priest, all that precedes may be led by a deacon or lay reader.
In places where Holy Communion is to be administered from the reserved Sacrament, the following order is observed
A Confession of Sin
The Lord’s Prayer
The Communion
The service concludes with the following prayer. No blessing or dismissal is added.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, we pray you to set your passion, cross, and death between your judgment and our souls, now and in the hour of our death. Give mercy and grace to the living; pardon and rest to the dead; to your holy Church peace and concord; and to us sinners everlasting life and glory; for with the Father and the Holy Spirit you live and reign, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
282Good Friday
