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Preparation
 
     
    O Lord, open our lips
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  and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
     
    In your resurrection, O Christ,
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  let heaven and earth rejoice.  Alleluia.
     
    Blessed are you, Lord God of our salvation,
    to you be praise and glory for ever.
    As once you led your people through the waters
    from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the promised land,
    now you have delivered us from the dominion of darkness
    and brought us into the kingdom of your beloved Son.
    Rising from death, he has destroyed death
    and opened to us the gate of everlasting life.
    May we, the first fruits of your new creation,
    rejoice in this new day you have made
    and praise you for your mighty acts.
    Blessed be God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit:
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  Blessed be God for ever.
     
      The Easter Anthems, or a suitable hymn, may be said or sung
 
   
1
  Christ our passover has been sacrificed for us:  •
      so let us celebrate the feast,
 
   
2
  not with the old leaven of corruption and wickedness:  • 
      but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
     
1 Corinthians 5.7b,8
   
3
  Christ once raised from the dead dies no more:  •
      death has no more dominion over him.
 
   
4
  In dying he died to sin once for all:  •
      in living he lives to God.
       
   
5
  See yourselves, therefore, as dead to sin:  •
      and alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord.
     
Romans 6.9-11
   
6
  Christ has been raised from the dead:  • 
      the first fruits of those who sleep.
       
   
7
  For as by man came death:  •
      by man has come also the resurrection of the dead.
       
   
8
  For as in Adam all die:  •    
      even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
     
1 Corinthians 15.20-22
       
      Glory to the Father and to the Son
      and to the Holy Spirit;
      as it was in the beginning is now
      and shall be for ever.  Amen.
 
     
The Word of God
 
 
     
Psalmody
 
 
    The appointed psalmody is said or sung.
 
 
      Each psalm or group of psalms may end with
 
      Glory to the Father and to the Son
      and to the Holy Spirit;
      as it was in the beginning is now
      and shall be for ever.  Amen.
 
     
Old Testament Canticle
 
 
      If there are two Scripture readings, the first may be read here,
      or both may be read after the Old Testament canticle.
 
      The Song of Moses and Miriam, or another suitable canticle, for example, number 22 (page 514) or number 30 (page 522), may be said or sung
 
      Refrain:
   
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  In your unfailing love, O Lord,
      you lead the people whom you have redeemed.
      Alleluia.
       
   
1
  I will sing to the Lord, who has triumphed gloriously,  •   
      the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
       
   
2
  The Lord is my strength and my song  •
      and has become my salvation.
       
   
3
  This is my God whom I will praise,  • 
      the God of my forebears whom I will exalt.
       
   
4
  The Lord is a warrior,  • 
      the Lord is his name.
       
   
5
  Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power:  •     
      your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
       
   
6
  At the blast of your nostrils, the sea covered them;  • 
      they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
       
   
7
  In your unfailing love, O Lord,  •    
      you lead the people whom you have redeemed.
       
   
8
  And by your invincible strength  •  
      you will guide them to your holy dwelling.
       
   
9
  You will bring them in and plant them, O Lord,  • 
      in the sanctuary which your hands have established. 
     
Exodus 15.1b-3,6,10,13,17
      Glory to the Father and to the Son
      and to the Holy Spirit;
      as it was in the beginning is now
      and shall be for ever. Amen.
       
   
All
  In your unfailing love, O Lord,
      you lead the people whom you have redeemed.
      Alleluia.
 
     
Scripture Reading
 
 
    One or more readings appointed for the day are read.
      The reading(s) may be followed by a time of silence. 
 
      A suitable song or chant, or a responsory in this or another form, may follow
 
      Death is swallowed up in victory.
   
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  Where, O death, is your sting?
      Christ is risen from the dead,
      the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
   
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  Death is swallowed up in victory.
      The trumpet will sound
      and the dead shall be raised.
   
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  Where, O death, is your sting?
      We shall not all sleep,
      but we shall be changed.
   
All
  Death is swallowed up in victory:
      Where, O death, is your sting?
 
     
Gospel Canticle
 
     
    The Benedictus (The Song of Zechariah) is said or sung
 
  Refrain:
All
  The Lord is risen from the tomb
    who for our sakes hung upon the tree.  Alleluia.
 
1
  Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel,  •     
    who has come to his people and set them free.  
 
2
  He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour,  • 
    born of the house of his servant David.
     
3
  Through his holy prophets God promised of old  •   
    to save us from our enemies,
          from the hands of all that hate us.
 
4
  To show mercy to our ancestors,  •  
    and to remember his holy covenant.
 
5
  This was the oath God swore to our father Abraham:  • 
    to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
 
6
  Free to worship him without fear,  •   
    holy and righteous in his sight
          all the days of our life.
 
7
  And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,  •  
    for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
 
8
  To give his people knowledge of salvation  • 
    by the forgiveness of all their sins. 
     
9
  In the tender compassion of our God  •  
    the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
     
10
  To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,  •
    and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
     
Luke 1.68-79
    Glory to the Father and to the Son
    and to the Holy Spirit;
    as it was in the beginning is now
    and shall be for ever. Amen.
   
All
  The Lord is risen from the tomb
    who for our sakes hung upon the tree.  Alleluia.
 
   
Prayers
 
 
    Intercessions are offered
    for the day and its tasks
    for the world and its needs
    for the Church and her life
 
      These responses may be used
 
      Lord, in your mercy        (or)    Lord, hear us.
      hear our prayer.                     Lord, graciously hear us.
 
      The cycle on page 329 and the prayers on pages 340-341 may be used.
 
      Silence may be kept.
 
    The Collect of the day or the following Collect is said
 
    God of life,
who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son
      to the death of the cross,
and by his glorious resurrection
have delivered us from the power of our enemy:
grant us so to die daily to sin,
that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his risen life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
All
  Amen.
 
    The Lord's Prayer is said
 
    Rejoicing in God's new creation,
    as our Saviour has taught us, so we pray
     
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  Our Father in heaven …
       
    (or)
 
    Rejoicing in God's new creation,   
    let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us
     
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  Our Father, who art in heaven …
     
     
   
The Conclusion
 
     
    May the risen Christ grant us the joy of eternal life.
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  Amen.
 
      Let us bless the Lord. Alleluia. Alleluia.
   
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  Thanks be to God. Alleluia. Alleluia.
 
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