BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

- Prelude: variations on “Jesus, In Thy Dying Woes,” arr. by Spencer Urban (BLC’22)

- Hymn 281 - O Love, How Deep, How High, How Broad: vv. 1-4

- Matthew 21: 12-13: Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’

- Devotion

- Solo: The Crucifixion by Samuel Barber (1910-‘81): At the cry of the first bird They began to crucify Thee, O Swan! Never shall lament cease because of that. I was like the parting of the night. Ah, sore was the suff’ring borne By the body of Mary’s Son, But sorer still to Him was the grief Which for His sake came upon His Mother.

- Prayer

- Hymn 281 - O Love, How Deep, How High, How Broad: vv. 5-7

- Blessing

- Postlude: “It Is Finished,” arr. by Spencer Urban

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Annaliese Emmons (Soloist), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 336 - of My Life the Life, O Jesus: vv. 1-3

- John 12: 1-6: Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 336 - of My Life the Life, O Jesus: vv. 4 & 5

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Responsory Psalm (from Psalm 92): P: It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; C: To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night. P: For You, Lord, have made me glad through your work.. C: I will triumph in the works of Your hands. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen.

- Hymn 278 - O Jesus, King Most Wonderful

- Philippians 2: 5-11: Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 277 - All Glory, Laud, and Honor: vv. 1, 3 & 5

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude: Pilgrims' Chorus - Wagner

- Hymn 293 - O What Precious Balm and Healing: vv. 1 & 2

- Hebrews 4:14-16: Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 293 - O What Precious Balm and Healing: vv. 4-5

- Blessing

- Postlude: "La Rejouissance" - Handel

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

Order of Service:

- Hymn 145 - What Child is This, Who, Laid To Rest

- Hymn 148 - Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men

- Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled

- Prayer

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- The Versicles (pp. 120-121)

- Psalmody: Psalm 51: 2, 3 Wash Me Thoroughly S. S. Wesley: Wash me throughly from my wickedness, and forgive me all my sin. For I acknowledge my faults and my sin is ever before me.

- Matthew 27: 45-56: Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink. The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.” And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!” And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

- Anthem: Behold the Lamb of God G. F. Handel

- Matthew 27: 62-66: On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise.’ Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception will be worse than the first.” Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.” So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard.

- Devotion

- Hymn 308 - When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

- The Kyrie (p. 124)

- The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)

- Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord

- Hymn 292 - O Dearest Jesus, What Law Hast Thou Broken: vv. 8, 13 & 15

- Collect

- Anthem: O Savior of the World J. Goss: O Savior of the world, who by the cross and precious blood hath redeemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 301 - There is a Fountain Filled With Blood

- Leviticus 4: 3-7: If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without blemish as a sin offering. He shall bring the bull to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and kill the bull before the Lord. Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it to the tabernacle of meeting. The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the Lord, in front of the veil of the sanctuary. And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour the remaining blood of the bull at the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- The Sixth Commandment (p. 31): You shall not commit adultery. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we lead a sexually pure and decent life in what we say and do, and husband and wife love and honor each other.

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Kyle Madson, Norseland Norwegian Grove Parish, St. Peter, MN (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names: vv. 1-4

- 1 Timothy 2: 5-6 EHV: For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names: vv. 5-7

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. John Petersen, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Opening Responsory from Psalm 43: P: Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. C: Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me to You holy hill. All: Christ humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

- Hymn 333 - Christ, the Life of All the Living: vv. 1-3

- Luke 23: 44-46: Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 333 - Christ, the Life of All the Living: vv. 6 & 7

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Christopher Nelson (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Psalm 42/43: Soloist: As the deer longs… Congregation: As the deer longs for… S: Athirst my soul for you, the God who is my life! When shall I see the face of God? C: As the deer longs… S: Echoes meet as deep is calling unto deep, over my head all your mighty waters,sweeping over me. C: As the deer longs for… S: Continually the foe delights in taunting me: “Where is your God?” Where, O where are you? C: As the deer longs… S: Defend me God, send forth your light and your truth, they will lead me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling place. C: As the deer… S: Then I shall go unto the altar of my God. Praising you, O my joy and gladness, I shall praise your name. C: As the deer longs…

- 1 Timothy 6: 6-12: Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 263 - Jesus, Priceless Treasure: vv. 1, 2, 4, & 6

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Tamara Omar (Soloist)