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As you walk the Stations of the Cross, it's
difficult not to be distracted by the merchants
and hawkers plying their colorful ware, whether
it's pungent spices, freshly slaughtered lamb,
fuzzy green almonds or thirty postcards for one
dollar.
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Singing is a way to stay focused. The
following hymns complement the readings I suggest
in Bible References
for the Way of the Cross.
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Station One:
Jesus is condemned to death |
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Spirit of the
living God, fall afresh on me.
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Break me, melt me, mould me, fill me.
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. |
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Station Two: Jesus takes up the
Cross |
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you there when they crucified my Lord? |
| Were you
there when they crucified my Lord? |
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sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, |
| Were you
there when they crucified my Lord? |
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Station Three: Jesus falls for the
first time |
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| Were
you there when they nailed him to the tree? |
| Were you
there when they nailed him to the tree? |
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sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, |
| Were you
there when they nailed him to the tree? |
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Station Four: Jesus meets his
Mother |
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| Someone's crying
Lord, kum ba yah |
| Someone's crying
Lord, kum ba yah |
| Someone's crying
Lord, kum ba yah |
| Oh Lord, kum ba yah. |
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Station Five: Simon of Cyrene helps
Jesus carry his Cross |
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| Jesus remember me
when you come into |
| your kingdom. |
Photo: Gila
Yudkin |
| Jesus remember me
when you come into |
Simon of Cyrene with Jesus |
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kingdom. |
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Station Six:
Veronica wipes the face of Jesus |
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| Were
you there when they pierced him in the side? |
| Were you
there when they pierced him in the side? |
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sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, |
| Were you
there when they pierced him in the side? |
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Station Seven: Jesus falls the
second time |
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you there when the sun refused to shine? |
| Were you
there when the sun refused to shine? |
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sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, |
| Were you
there when the sun refused to shine? |
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Station Eight:
Jesus consoles the women of Jerusalem |
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| Were
you there when they laid him in the tomb? |
| Were you
there when they laid him in the tomb? |
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sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, |
| Were you
there when they laid him in the tomb? |
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Station Nine:
Jesus falls the third time |
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Someone's lonely Lord, kum ba yah |
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Someone's lonely Lord, kum ba yah |
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Someone's lonely Lord, kum ba yah |
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Oh Lord, kum ba yah. |
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Spirit of the living God, fall afresh
on me. |
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Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. |
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Break me, melt me, mould me, fill me. |
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Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. |
Photo:
Gila Yudkin |
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View of the Holy Sepulcher
Church |
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from Station Nine |
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No singing is allowed in the Church of
the Holy Sepulcher, so you may want to
sing on the roof of the church, before
descending through the Ethiopian Chapel to
the main entrance. Or you may want
to continue the hymns celebrating Jesus'
resurrection during your visit to the
Garden Tomb.
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Were you there when he rose up from
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the grave? |
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Were you there when he rose up from the |
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grave? |
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sometimes it causes me to tremble, |
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tremble, tremble, |
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Were you there when he rose up from the |
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grave? |
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He is Lord, he is Lord |
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He is risen from the dead and he is Lord. |
Photo:
Gila Yudkin |
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Every knee shall bow, every tongue |
Easter Sunday at the
Garden Tomb |
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confess |
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That Jesus Christ is Lord. |
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