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the tomb
the gospel narrative:
As evening approached, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph went
to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Joseph was a disciple, but
secretly because he feared the Jews. With Pilate's permission, he took
the body, wrapped it in linen and placed it in his own new tomb. Then he
rolled a large stone across its entrance.
the lament of the lamb:
Look on me, the one you have pierced, and mourn for me as one mourns
for an only child.
Death wrapped its chain around me; the flood of destruction swept over
me. The grave coiled its cord around me and death set its trap before me.
I was cut off from the land of the living, punished for the transgression of
my people. I was assigned a grave with the wicked and with the rich in
death, though I committed no crime. O Lord, even though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
anthem: lamentation for the lamb
Recessional of shroud.
Congregation exits in silence.
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