Hear our voice, O Lord, according to your faithful love.
Lectionary readings (Click the links to see the readings)
Liturgy of the Palms
Luke 19:28-40 | Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
Liturgy of the Passion
Isaiah 50:4-9a | Psalm 31:9-16 | Philippians 2:5-11 | Luke 22:14-23:56 or or Luke 23:1-49
Palm Sunday Now to the gate of my Jerusalem, |
Douglas Blanchard. Jesus Enters the City. |
J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244. Choral: Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen. Choir of the J.S. Bach Foundation of St Gallen
Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen,
Dass man ein solch scharf Urteil hat gesprochen?
Was ist die Schuld, in was für Missetaten
Bist du geraten?
Jesus, most dear to my heart, what have you done wrong,
so that such a harsh judgement is pronounced?
What is your guilt, in what sort of wrongdoing
have you been caught?
J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244. Choral: Ich bin's, ich sollte büßen. La Petite Band, cond. Gustav Leonhardt.
Ich bin's, ich sollte büßen,
An Händen und an Füßen
Gebunden in der Höll.
Die Geißeln und die Banden
Und was du ausgestanden,
Das hat verdienet meine Seel.
I am the one, I should pay for this,
With hands and feet
Bound in hell.
The scourges and the bonds
And what you endured—
My soul has deserved that.
May God our Redeemer show us compassion and love. Amen.