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6.09am on Tuesday 7 May 2024
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O Lord, open our lips
Alland our mouth shall
proclaim your praise.
In your resurrection, O Christ,
Alllet heaven and earth
rejoice. Alleluia.
One or more of the following is said or sung:
this or another prayer of thanksgiving
Blessed are you, Lord God of our salvation,
to you be praise and glory for ever.
As once you ransomed your people from Egypt
and led them to freedom in the promised land,
so now you have delivered us from the dominion of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your risen Son.
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.
AllBlessed be God for ever.
a suitable hymn, or the Easter Anthems
1Christ our passover
has been sacrificed for us: ♦
so let us celebrate the feast,
2not with the old leaven
of corruption and wickedness: ♦
but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
1 Corinthians 5.7b, 8
3Christ once raised from
the dead dies no more: ♦
death has no more dominion over him.
4In dying he died to
sin once for all: ♦
in living he lives to God.
5See yourselves therefore
as dead to sin: ♦
and alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6.9-11
6Christ has been raised
from the dead: ♦
the first fruits of those who sleep.
7For as by man came death:
♦
by man has come also the resurrection of the dead;
8for as in Adam all die:
♦
even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
1 Corinthians 15.20-22
AllGlory 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.
This opening prayer may be said
The night has passed, and the day lies open before us;
let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence is kept.
As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,
so may the light of your presence, O God,
set our hearts on fire with love for you;
now and for ever.
AllAmen.
The appointed psalmody is said.
Refrain: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
1 If the Lord himself had not been on our side, ♦
now may Israel say;
2 If the Lord had not been on our side, ♦
when enemies rose up against us;
3 Then would they have swallowed us alive ♦
when their anger burned against us;
4 Then would the waters have overwhelmed us
and the torrent gone over our soul; ♦
over our soul would have swept the raging waters. R
5 But blessed be the Lord ♦
who has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth.
6 Our soul has escaped
as a bird from the snare of the fowler; ♦
the snare is broken and we are delivered.
7 Our help is in the name of the Lord, ♦
who has made heaven and earth.
Refrain: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
O God, maker of heaven and earth,
you save us in the water of baptism
and by the suffering of your Son you set us free;
help us to put our trust in his victory
and to know the salvation won for us
by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Refrain: Glorious
things are spoken of you,
Zion, city of our God.
1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, ♦
which cannot be moved, but stands fast for ever.
2 As the hills stand about Jerusalem, ♦
so the Lord stands round about his people,
from this time forth for evermore.
3 The sceptre of wickedness shall not hold sway
over the land allotted to the righteous, ♦
lest the righteous turn their hands to evil.
4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, ♦
and to those who are true of heart.
5 Those who turn aside to crooked ways
the Lord shall take away with the evildoers; ♦
but let there be peace upon Israel.
Refrain: Glorious
things are spoken of you,
Zion, city of our God.
God of power,
you are strong to save
and you never fail those who trust in you;
keep us under your protection
and spread abroad your reign of peace
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Refrain: The Lord has indeed done great things for us.
1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, ♦
then were we like those who dream.
2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter ♦
and our tongue with songs of joy.
3 Then said they among the nations, ♦
The Lord has done great things for them.
4 The Lord has indeed done great things for us, ♦
and therefore we rejoiced. R
5 Restore again our fortunes, O Lord, ♦
as the river beds of the desert.
6 Those who sow in tears ♦
shall reap with songs of joy.
7 Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed, ♦
will come back with shouts of joy,
bearing their sheaves with them.
Refrain: The Lord has indeed done great things for us.
Lord, as you send rain and flowers
even to the wilderness,
renew us by your Holy Spirit,
help us to sow good seed in time of adversity
and to live to rejoice in your good harvest of all creation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Refrain: The Lord
shall keep watch over your going out
and your coming in.
1 Unless the Lord builds the house, ♦
those who build it labour in vain.
2 Unless the Lord keeps the city, ♦
the guard keeps watch in vain.
3 It is in vain that you hasten to rise up early
and go so late to rest, eating the bread of toil, ♦
for he gives his beloved sleep. R
4 Children are a heritage from the Lord ♦
and the fruit of the womb is his gift.
5 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, ♦
so are the children of ones youth.
6 Happy are those who have their quiver full of them: ♦
they shall not be put to shame
when they dispute with their enemies in the gate.
Refrain: The Lord
shall keep watch over your going out
and your coming in.
Lord, you are ever watchful
and bless us with your gifts;
as you provide for all our needs,
so help us to build only what pleases you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Each psalm or group of psalms may end with
AllGlory 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.
If there are two Scripture readings, the first may be read here, or both may be read after the canticle.
On the next day, however, the whole congregation of the Israelites rebelled against Moses and against Aaron, saying, You have killed the people of the Lord. And when the congregation had assembled against them, Moses and Aaron turned towards the tent of meeting; the cloud had covered it and the glory of the Lord appeared. Then Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting, and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Get away from this congregation, so that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell on their faces. Moses said to Aaron, Take your censer, put fire on it from the altar and lay incense on it, and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them. For wrath has gone out from the Lord; the plague has begun. So Aaron took it as Moses had ordered, and ran into the middle of the assembly, where the plague had already begun among the people. He put on the incense, and made atonement for the people. He stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stopped. Those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died in the affair of Korah. When the plague was stopped, Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
The Song of Moses and Miriam, or another suitable canticle, for example, number 23 (page 574) or number 32 (page 583), may be said
Refrain:
AllIn your unfailing love,
O Lord,
you lead the people whom you have redeemed. Alleluia.
1I will sing to the Lord,
who has triumphed gloriously, ♦
the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
2The Lord is my strength
and my song ♦
and has become my salvation.
3This is my God whom
I will praise, ♦
the God of my forebears whom I will exalt.
4The Lord is a warrior,
♦
the Lord is his name.
5Your right hand, O Lord,
is glorious in power: ♦
your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
6At the blast of your
nostrils, the sea covered them; ♦
they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
7In your unfailing love,
O Lord, ♦
you lead the people whom you have redeemed.
8And by your invincible
strength ♦
you will guide them to your holy dwelling.
9You 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
AllGlory 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.
AllIn your unfailing love,
O Lord,
you lead the people whom you have redeemed. Alleluia.
One or more readings appointed for the day are read.
The reading(s) may be followed by a time of silence.
He also told them a parable: Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully qualified will be like the teacher. Why do you see the speck in your neighbours eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbour, Friend, let me take out the speck in your eye, when you yourself do not see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbours eye.
No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit; for each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.
Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not do what I tell you?
I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them.
That one is like a man building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.
But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, immediately it fell, and great was the ruin of that house.
A suitable song or chant, or a responsory in this or another form, may follow
Death is swallowed up in victory.
AllWhere, O death, is your
sting?
Christ is risen from the dead,
the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
AllDeath is swallowed up
in victory.
The trumpet will sound
and the dead shall be raised.
AllWhere, O death, is your
sting?
We shall not all sleep,
but we shall be changed.
AllDeath is swallowed up
in victory.
Where, O death, is your sting?
from 1 Corinthians 15
The Benedictus (The Song of Zechariah) is normally said,
or The Song of Christ’s Glory
(page 619) may be said
Refrain:
AllThe Lord is risen from the
tomb
who for our sakes hung upon the tree. Alleluia.
1Blessed be the Lord
the God of Israel, ♦
who has come to his people and set them free.
2He has raised up for
us a mighty Saviour, ♦
born of the house of his servant David.
3Through his holy prophets
God promised of old ♦
to save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all that hate us,
4To show mercy to our
ancestors, ♦
and to remember his holy covenant.
5This was the oath God
swore to our father Abraham: ♦
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
6Free to worship him
without fear, ♦
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
7And you, child, shall
be called the prophet of the Most High, ♦
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
8To give his people knowledge
of salvation ♦
by the forgiveness of all their sins.
9In the tender compassion
of our God ♦
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
10To 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
AllGlory 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.
Refrain:
AllThe Lord is risen from the
tomb
who for our sakes hung upon the tree. Alleluia.
Intercessions are offered
¶ for the day and its tasks
¶ for the world and its needs
¶ for the Church and her life
Prayers may include the following concerns from the cycle on pages 364–365
¶ The people of God, that they may proclaim
the risen Lord
¶ God’s creation, that the peoples of
the earth may meet their responsibility to care
¶ Those in despair and darkness, that they may
find the hope and light of Christ
¶ Those in fear of death, that they may find
faith through the resurrection
¶ Prisoners and captives
A form of prayer found on page 382 may be used.
These responses may be used
Lord, in your mercy
hear our prayer
(or)
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
Silence may be kept.
The Collect of the day is said
God our redeemer,
you have delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,
so by his continual presence in us he may raise us
to eternal joy;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
AllAmen.
The Lord’s Prayer is said
Rejoicing in God’s new creation,
as our Saviour taught us, so we pray
AllOur Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
(or)
Rejoicing in God’s new creation,
let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us
AllOur Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
May the risen Christ grant us the joys of eternal life.
AllAmen.
Let us bless the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia.
AllThanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.
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