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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Stations of the Cross |
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Station XI: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
V. We adore thee, 0 christ. And we bless thee:
R. Because by thy holy cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Behold the Lord of life! The soldiers nail him to the Cross; He prays to the Father for them, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."
V. Holy god, holy and mighty, holy and immortal,
R. Have mercy upon us.
V. Be not far from me, for trouble is near,
R. And there is none to help me.
LET US PRAY
O BLESSED LORD JESUS, stretching out thine arms to
the nails and praying for the nailers: May the light of thy holy
Gospel and the healing of thy forgiving grace reach out yet
more and more 'til all mankind shall nail its sins to the Cross
for love of thee; who now livest and reignest with the Father
and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. AMEN
See we how he prays forgiveness
While the mocking crowd doth rail,
As with brutal blows and heavy
Hammer strokes descend on nail,
May we all our sin and rancor
On that standard now impale.