Christ the Lord is risen today

Christ, the Lord, is risen today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens, and earth, reply, Alleluia!

Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Alleluia!
Christ hath burst the gates of hell, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids his rise, Alleluia!
Christ hath opened Paradise, Alleluia!

Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Once he died our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!

Hail, the Lord of earth and heaven, Alleluia!
Praise to thee by both be given, Alleluia!
Thee we greet triumphant now, Alleluia!
Hail, the resurrection day, Alleluia!

Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!
Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia!
Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!
Text: Charles Wesley; Melody: Easter Hymn; Midi: Cyberhymnal

Opening Verse
God raised Jesus to life on the third day and allowed him to be seen, not by the whole people but only by certain witnesses God had chosen beforehand. Now we are those witnesses – we have eaten and drunk with him after his resurrection from the dead – and he has ordered us to proclaim this to his people and to tell them that God has appointed him to judge everyone, alive or dead. It is to him that all the prophets bear this witness: that all who believe in Jesus will have their sins forgiven through his name. - Acts 10:40-43

This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! The Lord is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!

Pascha nostrum 1 Corinthians 5:7-8; Romans 6:9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:20-22

Alleluia.
Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; *
therefore let us keep the feast,

Not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, *
but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Alleluia.

Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; *
death no longer has dominion over him.

The death that he died, he died to sin, once for all; *
but the life he lives, he lives to God.

So also consider yourselves dead to sin, *
and alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord. Alleluia.

Christ is risen from the dead, *
the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.

For since by a man came death, *
by a man came also the resurrection of the dead.

For as in Adam all die, *
even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Alleluia.


Psalms

148    Laudate Domi

1

Hallelujah!
Praise the LORD from the heavens; *
     praise him in the heights.

2

Praise him, all you angels of his; *
     praise him, all his host.

3

Praise him, sun and moon; *
     praise him, all you shining stars.

4

Praise him, heaven of heavens, *
     and you waters above the heavens.

5

Let them praise the Name of the LORD; *
     for he commanded, and they were created.

6

He made them stand fast for ever and ever; *
     he gave them a law which shall not pass away.

7

Praise the LORD from the earth, *
     you sea-monsters and all deeps;

8

Fire and hail, snow and fog, *
     tempestuous wind, doing his will;

9

Mountains and all hills, *
     fruit trees and all cedars;

10

Wild beasts and all cattle, *
     creeping things and winged birds;

11

Kings of the earth and all peoples, *
     princes and all rulers of the world;

12

Young men and maidens, *
     old and young together.

13

Let them praise the Name of the LORD, *
     for his Name only is exalted,
     his splendor is over earth and heaven.

14

He has raised up strength for his people
and praise for all his loyal servants, *
     the children of Israel, a people who are near him.
     Hallelujah!

1

Hallelujah!
Sing to the LORD a new song; *
     sing his praise in the congregation of the faithful.

2

Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; *
     let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

3

Let them praise his Name in the dance; *
     let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp.

4

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people *
     and adorns the poor with victory.

5

Let the faithful rejoice in triumph; *
     let them be joyful on their beds.

6

Let the praises of God be in their throat *
     and a two-edged sword in their hand;

7

To wreak vengeance on the nations *
     and punishment on the peoples;

8

To bind their kings in chains *
     and their nobles with links of iron;

9

To inflict on them the judgment decreed; *
     this is glory for all his faithful people.
     Hallelujah!

1

Hallelujah!
Praise God in his holy temple; *
     praise him in the firmament of his power.

2

Praise him for his mighty acts; *
     praise him for his excellent greatness.

3

Praise him with the blast of the ram's-horn; *
     Praise him with lyre and harp.

4

Praise him with timbrel and dance; *
     praise him with strings and pipe.

5

Praise him with resounding cymbals; *
     praise him with loud-clanging cymbals.

6

Let everything that has breath *
     praise the Lord.
     Hallelujah!

"This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the LORD – a lasting ordinance.


Canticle — A Song to the Lamb Dignus es Revelation 4:11, 5:9-10, 13

Splendor and honor and kingly power *
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
For you created everything that is, *
and by your will they were created and have their being;
And yours by right, O Lamb that was slain, *
for with your blood you have redeemed for God,
From every family, language, people, and nation, *
a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
And so, to him who sits upon the throne, *
and to Christ the Lamb,
Be worship and praise, dominion and splendor, *
for ever and for evermore.



Second Reading
John 1:1-18

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.

And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. (John testified to him and cried out, ‘This was he of whom I said, “He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.” ’) From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.


And very early in the morning, the first day of the week,/ they went to the sepulcher at the rising of the sun.
Benedictus
And very early in the morning, the first day of the week,/ they went to the sepulcher at the rising of the sun.


COLLECTS

I.
O God, who for our redemption gave your only begotten Son to the death of the Cross, and by his glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of the enemy: Grant us so to die daily to sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
II.
O God, who made this holy night to shine with the glory of the Lord's resurrection: Stir up in your Church that Spirit of adoption which is given to us in Baptism, that we, being renewed both in body and mind, may worship you in sincerity and truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
III.
Almighty God, who through your only begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord's resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Personal Prayers and Thanksgivings



INTERCESSIONS

Christ is the Lord of life, raised up by the Father; in his turn he will raise us up by his power. Let us pray to him, saying:

            Christ our life, save us.

Lord Jesus, light shining in the darkness, you lead your people into life, and give our mortal nature the gift of holiness,
 - may we spend this day in praise of your glory.

Lord, you walked the way of suffering and crucifixion,
 - may we suffer and die with you, and rise again to share your glory.

Son of the Father, our master and our brother, you have made us a kingdom of priests for our God,
 - may we offer you our joyful sacrifice of praise.