The Proclamation of the Cross
The Gathering
 The ministers enter in silence.
In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Jesus said unto his disciples, 'If any man will
come after me, let him deny himself, and take up
his cross, and follow me.’
Matthew 16.24
The Lord be with you.
And with thy spirit.
A minister may introduce the service
Let us pray.
A brief moment of silence follows
Almighty and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility; Mercifully grant, that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end.
Amen.
 Holy God, Holy Almighty, Holy Immortal,
Have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy Almighty, Holy Immortal,
Have mercy on us.
Hymn
There is a green hill far away,
without a city wall,
where our dear Lord was crucified
who died to save us all.
We may not know, we cannot tell,
what pains he had to bear,
but we believe it was for us
he hung and suffered there.
He died that we might be forgiven,
he died to make us good,
that we might go at last to heaven,
saved by his precious blood.
There was no other good enough
to pay the price of sin,
he only could unlock the gate
of heaven and let us in.
O dearly, dearly has he loved!
And we must love him too,
and trust in his redeeming blood,
and try his works to do.
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