St. Luke Passion (Side A)

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Lord, beholding Thy dread Passion Borne for us for our salvation We adore Thee on the tree (We adore Thee on the tree) We adore Thee We adore Thee on the tree Sin and sorrow here find healing Sin and sorrow here find healing Lord, Lord Thy wonderous love revealing (Grant us peace, O) Grant us peace and life with Thee Grant us peace and life with Thee, life with Thee Now the feast of unleaven'd bread drew nigh Which is called the Passover And the chief priests and the scribes consulted Seeking how they might kill Him For they feared the people Then Satan entered into Judas Whose surname Iscariot Being of the number of the twelve And he went and commun'd with the chief priests and with the captains How he might betray Him unto them And they were glad and covenanted to give him money And he promised, and sought opportunity And betray Him unto them in the absence of the multitude To Save Our Souls From bitter shame and mourning Thou dearest lord base treachery and scorning From lure of gain or gold Save us we pray to thee Least we betray thee And Jesus Came Out And went as he was warned to the mount of Olives And his disciples also followed him And when he was at the place he said onto them "Pray thee that thee enter not into temptation" Lead Us Not Into Temptation But deliver us from evil And While He Yet Spake Behold a multitude, And he that was called Judas One of the 12 went before them And drew near onto Jesus to kiss him But Jesus said onto him "Judas, betrayed thou the son of man with a kiss" Forgive Us Lord Our Thespasses As we forgive them that trespass against us Then Jesus Said Onto The Chief Priests And the captains of the temple And the elders which were a come to him "Be ye come out, as against a robber With swords and with staves to take me When I was daily with you in the temple Yee stretched forth no hands against me But this is your hour And the power of darkness" And took him they did And led him And brought him into the high priests house And Peter followed upon forth [Instrumental Break] And The Men That Held Jesus Mocked him and smote him And when they had blindfolded him They struck him on the face And asked him in saying Prophesy, who is he? Who is he that smote Thee? (Prophesy, who is he?) (Prophesy, who is he?) Prophesy, who is he? Who is he? (That smote Thee?) Prophesy, who is he? (That smote Thee?) Who is he that smote Thee? (That smote Thee, that smote Thee?) And Many Other Things Spake They against him reviling him And as soon as it was day the errors of the people assembled For the chief priests and scribes together And led him away into their council, saying Art Thou the Christ? x4 Tell us, art Thou the Christ? x2 Art Thou the Christ? x3 Tell us, art Thou the Christ? X3 But He Said Unto Them "If I tell you, he will not believe And if I ask you, he will not answer me Nor will he let me go But from henceforth, shall the son of man be seated And the right hand of the power of God" Then said them all: Art Thou The Son Of God? X7 And He Said Unto Them "Thee say that I am" Then said the elders What, what need we any further witness? What need we any further witness? What need we any further witness, further witness? For we ourselves (For we ourselves) Have heard for we ourselves (Have heard for we our) Selves have heard of His own mouth What, what need we any further witness? For we, we ourselves have heard (For we ourselves have heard of) His own mouth, have heard of His own mouth And The Whole Company of them arose And lead him onto Pilate And they began to accuse him, saying We have found this man (Perverting all our nation) Perverting all our nation (And forbidding) And forbidding to give tribute unto Caesar And saying He Himself is Christ a King (He Himself is Christ a King) Saying He Himself is Christ a King And Pilate Asked Him and said "Aren't thou the king of the jews?" And he answered him "Thou say yes" Christ our Saviour, God, and King We confess Thee Thought the world no homage bring We would bless Thee Help us now Thy praise to sing And adore Thee Kneeling low before Thee And Pilate Said to the chief priests and the multitude "I find no fault in this man" But they were the more urgent, and answered He stirreth up the nation x2 He stirreth the nation throughout, teaching throughout Judea Teaching throughout all Judea, throughout all Judea Beginning from Galilee, from Galilee beginning Beginning from Galilee unto this place The Lamb Is Dumb before His shearer In patient love His lips are sealed x2 In patient love His lips are sealed, in love In patient love His lips are sealed O teach us Lord, all wrath for bearing Thy calm endurance Thy calm endurance meekly sharing For malice nought but love to yield x2 And Pilate, when he had call'd together the Chief Priests And the rulers and the people, spake to them saying: Ye have brought this Man unto me As one that perverteth the people: And behold I have examin'd Him before you And have found no fault in this Man Touching those things whereof ye accuse him No, nor yet Herod: for he sent Him back unto us And behold nothing worthy of death hath been done by Him I will therefore chastise Him, and release Him (For he must of necessity release one unto them at the Feast) And they cried out all at once, and said: