A PASSOVER SEDER HAGGADAH
A PASSOVER SEDER
order of worship
Meditation:
"Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had
been slain, standing in the center of the throne,
encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. . . And they sang a new song:
‘You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, because you were slain, and with your
blood you purchased men for God from
every tribe and language and people and nation.
You have made them to be a kingdom and
priests to serve our God, and they
will reign on earth. . .
Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and
strength and honor and glory and praise!. . .
To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!"
(Rev. 5:6-13)
CALL TO WORSHIP: "Enter His Gates"
I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart,
I will enter His courts with praise.
I will say this is the day that the Lord has made,
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
He has made me glad, He has made me glad.
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
He has made me glad, He has made me glad,
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
INVOCATION
SEARCHING FOR THE LEAVEN
BLESSING OVER THE CANDLES
THE CUP OF SANCTIFICATION
(we will partake together)
WASHING OF THE HANDS
SONG: "He is Lord"
Ad-doh-nye, Ah-doh-nye
Yeshua ha Mashiach Ah-doh-nye
Bah-rooch ah-tah Ah-doh-nye elo-hey-noo
Yeshua ha Mashiach Ah-doh-nye
He is Lord, He is Lord. He has risen from the dead and He is Lord.
Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess,
That Yeshua ha Mashiach is Lord.
DIPPING THE GREENS (KARPAS)
(dip parsley into saltwater and then eat it)
Blessing:"Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the earth."
BREAKING OF THE MIDDLE MATZO
FOUR QUESTIONS: RETELLING THE STORY
RESPONSIVE READING: "DAYENU"
[Note: DA-YE-NU (pronounced Dah-yay-new), means we should have been satisfied.]
[In unison:] The Lord is my strength and my song. And He has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise Him my Father’s God and I will exalt Him.
DA-YE-NU
[Read responsively]
Had He brought us out of Egypt, and not divided the sea for us,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He divided the sea, and not permitted us to cross on dry land,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He permitted us to cross the sea on dry land, and not sustained us for forty years in the desert, and not fed us with manna,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He permitted us to cross the sea on dry land, and not sustained us for forty years in the desert, and not fed us with manna,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He fed us manna, and not ordained the Sabbath,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He ordained the Sabbath, and not led us to the land of Isaiah,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He brought us to Mount Sinai, and not given us the Torah,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He given us the Torah, and not led us to the land of Israel,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He led us to the land of Israel, and not built the Temple,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He built the Temple, and not sent us the prophets,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He sent us the prophets, and not made us a holy people,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He made us a holy people, and not sent us the Messiah Jesus Christ,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He sent us Jesus, and not given Him to die for our sins,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He given Jesus to die for our sins, and not raised Him to life,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He raised Him to life, and not caused Him to send us His Spirit,
DA-YE-NU!
Had He sent us His Holy Spirit, and not blessed us with His presence,
DA-YE-NU!-We should have been satisfied!
SONG: "THERE IS A FOUNTAIN"
There is a fountain filled with blood, drawn from Emanuel’s veins,
And sinners plunged beneath that flood, loose all their guilty stains,
Loose all their guilty stains, loose all their guilty stains.
And sinners plunged beneath that flood, loose all their guilty stains.
THE CUP OF PLAGUES
(As each plague is mentioned, take a drop of juice
from your cup and allow it to drip onto your napkin.)
Responsive Reading:
Leader: Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets. . .
Group: . . . the name of the Lord is to be praised.
Leader: The Lord is exalted over all the nations. His glory is above the heavens. Who is like the Lord our God, the one who sits enthroned on high, who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?
Group: He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people.
Leader: He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children.
Leader and Group: Praise the Lord!
Leader: When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue, Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
Group: The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back! The mountains skipped like rams, the hillls like lambs!
Leader: Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back, you mountains, that you skipped like rams, you hills, like lambs?
Group: Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob who turned the rock into a pool,
the hard rock into springs of water!
Leader and Group: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who makes the fruit of the vien. Thank you for declaring us righteous and delivering us from your judgment and wrath.
(Let us partake together)
SONG: "THE OLD RUGGED CROSS"
On a hill far away stood an old rugged Cross,
the emblem of suffering and shame; And I love that old Cross,
where the dearest and best for a world of lost sinners was slain.
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down.
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it someday for a crown.
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EATING THE CEREMONIAL FOODS:
LAMB’S SHANK BONE
(symbolizes the lamb that was slain)
UNLEAVENED BREAD
(symbolizes purity)
BITTER HERBS lettuce
(symbolizes the bitterness of slavery)
Blessing: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King
of the universe, who has commanded us to eat the marror.
CHAROSETH [fruit mixture]
(symbolizes the mortor used to make bricks)
Blessing: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, who turns
our mourning into dancing.
ROASTED EGG
(reminder of the destruction of the temple)
SONG: "Watch the Lamb" [Words and music by Ray Boltz]
Walking on the road to Jerusalem
The time had come to sacrifice again
My two small sons they walked beside me on the road
The reason that they came was to watch the lamb.
Daddy, daddy what will we see there
There’s so much we don’t understand
So I told them of Moses and Father Abraham
And then I said dear children watch the lamb.
For there will be so many in Jerusalem today
W must be sure the lamb doesn’t run away
And I told them of Moses and Father Abraham
And then I said dear children watch the lamb.
When we reached the city I knew something must be wrong
There were no joyful worshippers no joyful worship songs
I stood there with my children in the midst of angry men
And then I heard the crowd cry out crucify Him.
We tried to leave the city but we could not get away
Forced to play in this drama a part I did not wish to play
Why upon this day were men condemned to die
Why were we standing here where soon they would pass by.
I looked and said even now they come
The first one cried for mercy, the people gave him none.
The second one was violent, he was arrogant and loud
I still can hear his angry voice screaming at the crowd.
Then someone said there’s Jesus and I scarced believed my eyes
A man so badly beaten He barely looked alive
Blood poured from His body from the thorns upon His brow
Running down the cross and falling to the ground.
I watched Him as He struggled I watched Him as He fell
The cross came down upon His back, the crowd began to yell
In that moment I felt such agony in that moment I felt such loss
Until a Roman soldier grabbed my arm and screamed "you carry His cross"
At first I tried to resist him then his hand reached for his sword
And so I knelt and took the cross from the Lord
I placed it on my shoulder and started down the street
The blood that He’d been shedding was running down my cheek
They led us to Golgotha they drove nails deep in His feet and hands
And yet upon the cross I heard Him pray "Father forgive them"
**EVENING MEAL WILL BE SERVED**
EATING OF THE AFIKOMEN (hidden bread)
THE CUP OF REDEMPTION (please reflect on the sacrifice Jesus made for us during this time of quiet contemplation).
SEARCH FOR ELIJAH
THE CUP OF PRAISE
Responsive Reading"
Leader: In praise of the salvation the Lord has brought and that which is yet to come, we raise the fourth cup and say:
Leader and Group: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who makes the fruit of the vine.
(Let us partake of the fourth cup)
SONG: "BEHOLD THE LAMB"
Behold the Lamb, Behold the Lamb,
Slain from the foundations of the world.
For sinners crucified,
Oh holy sacrifice.
Behold the Lamb of God, Behold the Lamb.
Crown Him, crown Him, Worthy is the Lamb!
Praise Him, praise Him.
Heaven and earth resound.
(Repeat chorus)
BENEDICTION
SUGGESTED RESOURCES:
"CELEBRATE THE FEASTS" by Martha Zimmerman,
Bethany House Publishers, 1981
CHOSEN PEOPLE MINISTRIES, INC., 1300 Cross Beam Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217-2834
JEWS FOR JESUS, 60 Haight St., San Francisco, CA 94102-5895
"THE MIRACLE OF PASSOVER", by Zola Levitt, 1977
"THE SEVEN FEASTS OF ISRAEL" by Zola Levitt, 1979