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             GOOD FRIDAY                

V. Because I brought thee out of the land of Egypt, thou hast prepared a cross for thy Savior.

The two choirs then sing alternately in Greek and in Latin :

1. O holy God.
2. O holy God.
1. O holy, strong One.
2. O holy, strong One.
1. O holy, immortal One, have mercy upon us.
2. O holy, immortal One, have mercy upon us.

The two choirs continue :

V . Because I led thee through the desert forty years, and fed thee with manna, and brought
thee into a land exceedingly good, thou hast prepared a cross for thy Savior.
O holy God...

Two choirs continue :

V. What more ought I to have done for thee, that I have not done? I planted thee, indeed, My most
beautiful vineyard : and thou hast become exceeding bitter to Me: for in My thirst thou gavest Me
vinegar to drink: and with a spear thou hast pierced the side of thy Savior.
O holy God...

II

After each of the following verses, the choirs respond : Popule meus ... O My people ...

V. For thy sake I scourged Egypt with its firstborn : and thou hast scourged Me and delivered Me
up.
O My people ...

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