Daily Bible Readings

Taken from the Daily Lectionary of the Lutheran Hymnal

Good Friday

Chief Hymn: The Lutheran Hymnal #172

Liturgical Color: Black

Introit

SURE- LY - || He has borne our griefs and car- | ried | our | sor- - | rows; *
    He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our | in- - | i- - | qui- | ties.
|| All we like sheep | have | gone | a- - | stray; *
    And the Lord has laid on Him the iniqui- | ty - | of - | us | all. (Isaiah 53:4a, 5a, 6)
|| Hear | my | pray-er, | O - | Lord, *
    And let my | cry - | come - | to | You.
|| Do not hide | Your | face | from - | me *
    In the day | of - | my - | trou- | ble;
|| Incline | Your | ear | to - | me; *
    In the day that I call, answer | me - | speed- - | i- | ly.
|| But You, O Lord, shall en- | dure | for- | ev- - | er, *
    And the remembrance of Your name to all | gen- - | er- - | a- | tions. (Psalm 102:1–2, 13)

(From Judica through Holy Saturday the Gloria Patri is omitted.)

|| Surely He has borne our griefs and car- | ried | our | sor- - | rows; *
    He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our | in- - | i- - | qui- | ties.
|| All we like sheep | have | gone | a- - | stray; *
    And the Lord has laid on Him the iniqui- | ty - | of - | us | all. (Isaiah 53:4a, 5a, 6)

Psalm Readings

Collect

Almighty God, we beseech Thee graciously to behold this Thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed and given up into the hands of wicked men and to suffer death upon the Cross; through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Old Testament Reading (TLH): Is 50:6-9

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First Reading: Is 52:13–53:12

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Gradual

|| Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full | of | heav- | i- - | ness; *
    I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, | but - | I - | found | none.
|| Is it nothing to you, all | you | who | pass - | by? *
    Behold and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which has been brought on me, which the Lord has inflicted in the day of | His - | fierce - | an- | ger.
|| But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our | in- | i- | qui- - | ties; *
    The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His | stripes - | we - | are | healed. (Psalm 69:20; Lamentation 1:12; Isaiah 53:5)

Second Reading: John 18:1–19:42

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