The Passion and the Cross
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O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder (StF 82)
O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder
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All glory, laud and honour (StF 262)
All glory, laud and honour
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Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest! (StF 263)
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest!
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Make way, make way, for Christ the king (StF 264)
Make way, make way, for Christ the king in splendour arrives
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Ride on, ride on in majesty! (StF 265)
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
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All the room was hushed and still (StF 266)
All the room was hushed and still
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Jesus in the olive grove (StF 267)
Jesus in the olive grove
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Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's glory (StF 268)
Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's glory
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To see the King of heaven fall (StF 269)
To see the King of heaven fall
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Come and see, come and see (StF 270)
Come and see, come and see
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Come, wounded Healer, your sufferings reveal (StF 271i)
Come, wounded healer, your sufferings reveal
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Come, wounded Healer, your sufferings reveal (StF 271ii)
Come, wounded healer, your sufferings reveal
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From heaven you came, helpless babe (StF 272)
From heaven you came, helpless babe
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Here hangs a man discarded (StF 273)
Here hangs a man discarded
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Jesus Christ, I think upon your sacrifice (StF 274)
Jesus Christ, I think upon your sacrifice
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Jesus the carpenter, hanging on Calvary (StF 275)
Jesus the carpenter, hanging on Calvary
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Lift high the Cross, the love of Christ proclaim (StF 276)
Lift high the Cross, the love of Christ proclaim
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My song is love unknown (StF 277)
My song is love unknown
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O Love divine, what have you done! (StF 278)
O Love divine, what have you done!
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O precious sight, my Saviour stands (StF 279)
O precious sight, my Saviour stands
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O sacred head, sore wounded (StF 280i & ii)
O sacred head, sore wounded
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See the Lamb of God (StF 281)
See the Lamb of God
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Stay here where nails are driven (StF 282)
Stay here where nails are driven
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The desolate Messiah dies (StF 283)
The desolate Messiah dies
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There is a green hill far away (StF 284)
There is a green hill far away
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Were you there when they crucified my Lord? (StF 285)
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
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What kind of love is this (StF 286)
What kind of love is this that gave itself for me?
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When I think about the cross (StF 288)
When I think about the cross
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When my love for Christ grows weak (StF 289)
When my love for Christ grows weak
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Who would ever have believed it (StF 290)
Who would ever have believed it?
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Why has God forsaken me? (StF 291)
Why has God fosaken me?
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Praise to the Holiest in the height (StF 334)
Praise to the Holiest in the height
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He came to earth, not to be served (StF 445)
He came to earth, not to be served
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Giving it all to you, giving it all to you (StF 551)
Giving it all to you, giving it all to you
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Victim divine, thy grace we claim (StF 600)
Victim divine, thy grace we claim
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A man, despised and laughed to scorn (website only)
An unflinching take on the crucifixion, asking hard questions
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A series of services for each day during Holy Week focusing on Jesus' seven last ‘words’
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A twisting wind that wreaks such devastation (website only)
"A twisting wind that wreaks such devastation" by Andrew Pratt New on 5 June 2013 - written in the wake of a tornado that devastated suburbs of Oklahoma in May 2013
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Approaching Easter – suggestions from StF
Resources to accompany you through Holy Week and beyond
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Avoiding Holy Saturday
Thoughts on the significance of Easter Saturday by theologian Alan Lewis
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Dusty-footed, heavy-hearted (website only)
“Dusty-footed, heavy-hearted” by Sue McCoan and Matthew Prevett New on 24 February 2014 - a hymn based on the events of Maundy Thursday
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Holy Week - a Singing the Faith introduction
Introducing readings and hymns for Holy Week 2020
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Listen, my people (website only)
"Listen, my people" by Gillian Collins New on 24 December 2012 - a text that explores the implications of the self-giving to which we commit during the Methodist Covenant Service (transferred from Methodist Church website)
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Lord, we recall your words (website only)
“Lord, we recall your words that speak of love” by Andrew Brown New on 22 October 2014 - a hymn suitable for Rembrance Sunday that explores the call to lay down one's life for friends
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Making a hymn - how to go about it
Hints and rules for hymn writers - the Revd Anne Sardeson walks us through the writing of her Palm Sunday hymn, "This week"
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Other services for Holy Week
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Remembering Mary (website only)
"Remembering Mary" by Gillian Collins New on 24 December 2012 - a text that offers not only an overview of the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus, but also records all that the incarnation will mean for Jesus
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Saint George - more than dragons
Exploring hymns that speak of England's patron saint
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Son of God humiliated (website only)
"Son of God humiliated" by Andrew T. Murphy - a hymn for Good Friday and Passiontide New on 14 February, 2012
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Stations of the Cross (by Gerhard Winkler)
Images from Theresienkapelle in Schwarzenberg
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The name of Jesus (website only)
“The name of Jesus” by Mary Rose Jensen New on 3 March 2016 – a hymn exploring the implications of the name Jesus in scripture
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The quaking earth is calm (website only)
"The quaking earth is calm" by Andrew Pratt New on 1 March, 2012 (transferred from Methodist Church website)
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This week (website only)
“This week the cry goes 'Hosanna' then 'die'” by Anne J. Sardeson New on 27 March 2019 - the journey from Palm Sunday to Calvary
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We turn to you in our despair (website only)
“We turn to you in our despair” by Robert Timpson New on 29 August 2017 – a modern psalm which responds to the world's pain with Christ's example of love