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Propers and Hymns for Easter Day, April 8, 2007 Rite 2, Eucharistic Prayer A

During Easter, we’ll use Form I of the Prayers of the People, which begins on page 383.

Lections:

First Lesson: Acts 10:34-43 (Peter’s summation of the Gospel)
Psalm 118:14-29 (The Lord is my strength and my song.)
Second Lesson: Colossians 3:1-4 (The true Christian life)
Gospel: Luke 24:1-10 (The first Easter)

Collect for Easter Day

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 our enemy: Grant us so to live 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.

Preface of Easter:

But chiefly are we bound to praise you for the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the true Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us, and has taken away the sin of the world. By his death he has destroyed death, and by his rising to life again he has won for us everlasting life.

Prayers of the People: Form I (page 383)

Hymns:

Opening: #207 "Jesus Christ is risen today"
Gradual: #179 "Welcome, happy morning"
Closing: #199 "Come, ye faithful, raise the strain"