Christ's Seven Words from the Cross

“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” 
- Luke 23:34 -

 
P: Lord Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Advocate, who

by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God was taken, and by the hand of wicked men was crucified and... slain, and did make intercession for the transgressors, we pray Thee, grant unto us all the blessed assurance that there is now no condemnation to them which are in Thee, 

 C: and that, if any man sin, we have an Advocate with
the Father in Thee, the Righteous, whose blood speaks better things than Abel’s blood, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

“Today shalt thou be with Me in Paradise”
- Luke 23:43 -

 

P: Lord Jesus Christ, Thou merciful King and Prince of Peace, who didst veil Thy divine glory and was robed in humility, crowned with thorns, nailed upon the tree of shame, and numbered with the transgressors, we thank Thee that Thou hast remembered us in our condemnation and hast translated us into Thy Kingdom of Grace.

C: We pray Thee, rule in our hearts and lives with the scepter of Thy Word, and when life’s brief day is ended, take us with Thee into Paradise, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

 

“Woman, behold thy son!” – “Behold thy mother!” 
- John 19:26, 27 -
 

P: O Compassionate Lord Jesus Christ, we thank Thee for Thy

perfect obedience which Thou did render for us even to the death of the cross. We pray Thee, grant us Thy Holy S...pirit, that He may write Thy holy Law upon our hearts, so that, following Thy example of filial love and obedience, we may honor and serve our parents, and, from the least to the greatest, may learn obedience and walk in Thy footsteps. 

 C: And let Thy strength be made perfect in our weakness,
who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

 

“My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?”
- Matthew 27:46 -
 

P: Lord Jesus Christ, Thou Author and Finisher of our faith, who

didst tread the winepress of God’s wrath alone and wast made a curse for us on the accursed tree, being forsaken... of God, we pray Thee, grant that our faith in Thee may never know doubt or change. Strengthen us in the sure knowledge and confidence that nothing shall separate us from the love of God in Thee and that, though Thy Father hide His face from us in a little moment of wrath, 
 C: we may never despair of His loving-kindness, for the sake of Thy bitter agony, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

 
“I thirst!” 

- John 19:28 -
 

P: O Lord Jesus Christ, Thou Redeemer of the world, who on

the cross didst endure the pains and anguish of body and soul to accomplish all things for our redemption and in Thy cry “I thirst!” didst reveal Thy fer...vent desire and zeal to draw all men unto Thyself, 

 C: grant that the souls of men everywhere may hear Thy
gracious Gospel and drink of the waters of life and be satisfied, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

 
“It is finished!”

- John 19:30 -

P: Lord Jesus, who on the cross didst cry out: “It is finished!” we
thank Thee that Thou didst complete the work which Thy Father gave Thee to do: Thou didst fulfill the Law of God for us; Thou didst bear it...s curse in our stead; Thou didst reconcile all men to God.
C: Grant that we may with our whole heart believe this and

that we may never rely on any work or merit of our own, but always trust in Thy finished work on Calvary, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

“Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit”
- Luke 23:46 -
 

P: Lord Jesus Christ, who in Thy dying moment didst commend Thy soul into Thy Father’s hands, thereby assuring us that Thou didst finish the work of our redemption and that Thy Fat...her is well pleased in Thee, we pray Thee, 

C: grant us by Thy Holy Spirit such confidence in Thy redemption that, washed of our sin in Thy blood, we, too, in our dying hour may confidently commend our soul into the Father’s hand, trusting wholly in Thy merits, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.