Easter Day – The First Sunday of Easter
17th April 2022
Principal Service
Collect One
If there are two celebrations of the Holy Communion this collect may be used at the first.
Almighty God,
who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
hast overcome death,
and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life;
We humbly beseech thee,
that, as by thy special grace preventing us
thou dost put into our minds good desires,
so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit,
ever one God, world without end.
Collect Two
Almighty God,
through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
you have overcome death
and opened to us the gate of everlasting life:
Grant that, as by your grace going before us
you put into our minds good desires,
so by your continual help we may bring them to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our risen Lord
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
The First Reading
The Psalm
The Second Reading
The Gospel Reading
When the Old Testament selection is chosen, the Acts reading is used as the second reading at Holy Communion.
Post Communion Prayer
Living God,
for our redemption you gave your only-begotten Son
to the death of the cross,
and by his glorious resurrection
you have delivered us from the power of our enemy.
Grant us so to die daily unto sin,
that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his risen life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect Of The Word
God of glory,
fill your Church with the power
that flows from Christ’s resurrection,
that, in the midst of this sinful world,
it may signal the beginning of a renewed humanity,
raised to new life with Christ;
who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Suggested Hymns
An asterisk (*) before the hymn number indicates that the hymn has been recorded for use in public worship by the Recorded Church Music Committee.
Acts 10: 34-43
*250 - All hail the power of Jesu's name
*258 - Christ the Lord is risen again!
519 - Come, all who look to Christ today
*263 - Crown him with many crowns
*264 - Finished the strife of battle now
*91 - He is Lord, he is Lord
*271 - Jesus Christ is risen today
*96 - Jesus is Lord! Creation's voice proclaims it
*102 - Name of all majesty
*306 - O Spirit of the living God
*197 - Songs of thankfulness and praise
*286 - The strife is o'er, the battle done
*491 - We have a gospel to proclaim
Isaiah 65: 17-25
*512 - From thee all skill and science flow
49 - Lord, bring the day to pass
*369 - Songs of praise the angels sang
292 - Ye choirs of new Jerusalem
Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24
*683 - All people that on earth do dwell
*326 - Blessèd city, heavenly Salem (Christ is made the sure foundation)
*327 - Christ is our corner-stone
282 - Give thanks to the Lord (Surrexit Christus)
*714 - Holy, holy, holy Lord
*715 - Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Lord almighty!
334 - I will enter his gates with thanksgiving in my heart
*340 - Sing and be glad, for this is God's house!
*678 - Ten thousand times ten thousand
*78 - This is the day, that the Lord has made
*S159 - When it's all been said and done
*493 - Ye that know the Lord is gracious
Easter Anthems
261 - Christ, above all glory seated!
*258 - Christ the Lord is risen again!
*328 - Come on and celebrate!
*264 - Finished the strife of battle now
*431 - Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour
703 - Now lives the Lamb of God
*S106 - Now through the grace of God we claim
*108 - Praise to the Holiest in the height
S135 - Spirit of God within me
*283 - The Day of Resurrection
*286 - The strife is o'er, the battle done
186 - What Adam's disobedience cost
1 Corinthians 15: 19-26 or Acts 10: 34-43
*24 - All creatures of our God and King
251 - Alleluia! Alleluia! Hearts to heaven and voices raise
*218 - And can it be that I should gain
*s94 - Low in the grave he lay
*102 - Name of all majesty
703 - Now lives the Lamb of God
*108 - Praise to the Holiest in the height
S135 - Spirit of God within me
*8 - The Lord is king! Lift up your voice
John 20: 1-18
*260 - Christ is alive! Let Christians sing
256 - Christ is risen as he said
87 - Christ is the world's Light, he and none other
*258 - Christ the Lord is risen again!
74 - First of the week and finest day
*265 - Good Joseph had a garden
*271 - Jesus Christ is risen today
*338 - Jesus, stand among us
*424 - Jesus, stand among us at the meeting of our lives
273 - Led like a lamb to the slaughter
274 - Light's glittering morn bedecks the sky
277 - Love's redeeming work is done
278 - Now the green blade rises
279 - O sons and daughters, let us sing!
107 - One day when heaven was filled with his praises
*S125 - See, what a morning, gloriously bright
109 - Sing alleluia to the Lord
*S130 - Sing, God's Easter people, sing!
*283 - The Day of Resurrection
288 - Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son
*115 - Thou art the Way: to thee alone
290 - Walking in a garden at the close fo day
Luke 24: 1-12
*255 - Christ is risen, alleluia!
*258 - Christ the Lord is risen again!
262 - Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
*264 - Finished the strife of battle now
74 - First of the week and finest day
*271 - Jesus Christ is risen today
*272 - Jesus lives: thy terrors now
274 - Light's glittering morn bedecks the sky
277 - Love's redeeming work is done
278 - Now the green blade rises
279 - O sons and daughters, let us sing!
107 - One day when heaven was filled with his praises
*S125 - See, what a morning, gloriously bright
109 - Sing alleluia to the Lord
*S128 - Sing a song, sing a joyful song
*S130 - Sing, God's Easter people, sing!
*283 - The Day of Resurrection
*286 - The strife is o'er, the battle done
*288 - Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son
*115 - Thou art the Way: to thee alone
292 - Ye choirs of new Jerusalem