Note: I have written this for 2 or more leaders so that each leader begins reading almost before the previous reader is finished, so that a) it moves quickly and b) one gets the feel of a piling-up, an accumulation of sin – and increasingly so as the reading progresses.
Leader 1: God spoke all these words: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
Leader 2: "You shall have no other gods before me.
People: God – Lord and father –
We have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
(Sung) Jesus, I've forgotten the words that You have spoken
Promises that burned within my heart have now grown dim
With a doubting heart I follow the paths of earthly wisdom
Forgive me for my unbelief, Renew the fire again
Lord have mercy Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on me
Leader 3: "You shall not make an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below, nor bow down to them or worship them.
Leader 1 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God.
Leader 2 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
People Wash me clean from my guilt.Purify me from my sin.
For I recognize my rebellion;it haunts me day and night.
You're the One I've violated,
and you've seen it all, seen the full extent of my evil. You have all the facts before you; whatever you decide about me is fair. I've been out of step with you for a long time, in the wrong since before I was born. What you're after is truth from the inside out. Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life.
Psalm 51:2-3 (NLT), 4-6 (MSG)
(Sung) I have built an altar where I worship things of men
I have taken journeys that have drawn me far from You
Now I am returning to Your mercies ever flowing
Pardon my transgressions Help me love You again
Lord have mercy Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on me
Leader 3 "Honor your father and your mother.
Leader 1 "You shall not murder.
Leader 2 "You shall not commit adultery.
Leader 3 "You shall not steal.
Leader 1 "You shall not give false testimony.
Leader 2 "You shall not covet.
People I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.
I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t.
I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.
Search me, O God, and know my heart;test me and know my anxious thoughts.Point out anything in me that offends you,and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
Romans 7:18-19, Psalm 139:23,24 (NLT)
(Sung) I have longed to know You and all Your tender mercies
Like a river of forgiveness ever flowing without end
So I bow my heart before You in the goodness of Your presence
Your grace forever shining Like a beacon in the night
Lord have mercy Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on me
Leader 3 If we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
Leader 1 He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.
Leader 2 Once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!
1 John 1:9; Psalm 103:12; Eph 5:8 (NLT)
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