EASTER SUNDAY
Evening Prayer II
Psalter, Sunday, Week I
God, come to my assistance.
- Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
- as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.
Amen. Alleluia.
HYMN
Christ Jesus lay in death's strong bands
for our offenses given;
but now at God's right hand he stands
and brings us life from heaven;
Therefore let us joyful be,
and praise the Father thankfully
With songs of alleluia.
Alleluia.
How long and bitter was the strife
when life and death contended;
the victory remained with life,
the reign of death was ended;
stripped of power, no more it reigns,
an empty form alone remains;
death's sting is lost for ever!
Alleluia.
So let us keep this festival
To which our Lord invites us;
The Savior who is joy of all,
the sun that warms and lights us;
by his grace he shall impart
eternal sunshine to the heart;
the night of sin is ended.
Alleluia.
Words: Martin Luther , 1524; ; Music: Christ lag in Todesbanden 87 87 78 74 ; Midi: Cyberhymnal
PSALMODY
Antiphon 1: Mary Magdelene and the other Mary came to see the Lord's tomb, alleluia.
The Lord's revelation to my Master:
"Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet."
The Lord will wield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
"You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedeck of old."
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Father, we ask you to give us victory and peace. In Jesus Christ, our Lord and King, we are already seated at your right hand. We look forward to praising you in the fellowship of all your saints in our heavenly homeland.
Antiphon 1: Mary Magdelene and the other Mary came to see the Lord's tomb, alleluia.
Antiphon 2: Come and see the place where the Lord was buried, alleluia.
When Israel came forth from Egypt,
Jacob's sons from an alien people
Judah became the Lord's temple,
Israel became his kingdom.
The sea fled at the sight:
the Jordan turned back on its course,
the mountains leapt like rams
and the hills like yearling sheep.
Why was it, sea, that you fled,
that you turned back, Jordan, on your course?
Mountains, that you leapt like rams;
hills, like yearling sheep?
Tremble, O earth, before the Lord, Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Light and salvation of all peoples, Let Israel recognize in you her longed-for Messiah, Keep us in the communion of your saints, You have triumphed over death, your enemy; destroy in us the power of death, Savior Christ, you were obedient even to accepting death, and we were raised up to the right hand of the Father,
in the presence of the God of Jacob,
who turns the rock into a pool
and flint into a spring of water. Glory...
Psalm Prayer: Almighty God, ever-living mystery of unity and trinity, you gave life to the new Israel by birth from water and the Spirit, and made it a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a people set apart as your eternal possession. May all those you have called to walk in the splendor of the new light render you fitting service and adoration.
Antiphon 2: Come and see the place where the Lord was buried, alleluia.
Antiphon 3: Jesus said: Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to set out for Galilee; there they will see me, alleluia.
Canticle - See Revelation 19:1-7
The wedding of the lamb
Salvation, glory, and power to our God:
(Alleluia.)
his judgments are honest and true.
Alleluia (alleluia).
Sing praise to our God, all you his servants,
(Alleluia.)
all who worship him reverently, great and small.
Alleluia (alleluia).
The Lord our all-powerful God is King;
(Alleluia.)
Let us rejoice, sing praise, and give him glory.
Alleluia (alleluia).
The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun,
(Alleluia.)
and his bride is prepared to welcome him.
Alleluia (alleluia). Glory...
Antiphon: 3 Jesus said: Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to set out for Galilee; there they will see me, alleluia.
READING
Jesus offered one sacrifice for sins, and took his seat forever at the right hand of God; now he waits until his enemies are placed beneath his feet. For by one offering he has forever perfected those who are being sanctified.- Hebrews 10:12-14
In place of the responsory, the following is said:
This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it, alleluia.
MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
Antiphon
On the evening of the first day of the week, the disciples were gatherd together behind locked doors; suddenly, Jesus stood among them and said: Peace be with you, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
With joy in our hearts, let us call upon Christ the Lord, who died and rose again, and lives always to intercede for us:
Victorious King, hear our prayer.
- send into our hearts the fire of your Spirit, as we proclaim your resurrection.
- and the whole earth be filled with the knowledge of your glory.
- and grant us rest from our labors in their company.
- that we may live only for you, victorious and immortal Lord.
- in your goodness welcome your brothers and sisters into the kingdom of your glory.
Our Father...
COLLECT
O God, who on this day,
through your Only Begotten Son,
have conquered death
and unlocked for us the path to eternity,
grant, we pray, that we who keep
the solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection
may, through the renewal brought by your Spirit,
rise up in the light of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
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