Easter Welcome
Night Has Passed / Morning Has Broken
Night has passed and the day lies open
Night has passed and the day lies open before us
Let us pray with one heart and mind
Let us pray with one heart and mind
As we rejoice, as we rejoice
In the gift of this day, in the gift of this day
Morning comes with the light of your presence
Morning comes with the light of your presence upon us
Let us pray with one heart and mind
Let us pray with one heart and mind
As we rejoice, as we rejoice
In the gift of this day, in the gift of this day
In the gift of this day, in the gift of this day
Morning has broken like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for them springing afresh from the word
In the gift of this day, in the gift of this day
In the gift of this day, in the gift of this day
As we rejoice, as we rejoice
Oh, we rejoice, as we rejoice
In the gift of this day, in the gift of this day
In the gift of this day, in the gift of this day
John Arndt, David Gungor, Eric Marshall © 2016 Integrity’s Praise Music, The Brilliance & The Flyer, Scot Family Reunion Songs CCLI 241710
Call to Worship
Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He has raised Jesus from the dead.
Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise.
You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy!
For your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the dead.
The night is nearly over; the day is almost here.
So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death,
and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!”
Christ is risen, and you are overthrown.
Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen.
Christ is risen, and the Angels rejoice.
Christ is risen, and life reigns.
Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in the grave.
Alleluia! Christ is risen.
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
— Isaiah 26:19, Romans 13:12, the Troparion of Pascha, an Orthodox hymn chanted at Easter (“Pascha”), John Chrysostom’s, Sermon on the Lord’s Resurrection & Traditional Easter Affirmation.
Christ is Risen
Let no one caught in sin remain
Inside the lie of inward shame
But fix our eyes upon the cross
And run to him who showed great love
And bled for us
Freely you’ve bled for us
Christ is risen from the dead
Trampling over death by death
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave
Christ is risen from the dead
We are one with him again
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave
Beneath the weight of all our sin
You bowed to none but heaven’s will
No scheme of hell, no scoffer’s crown
No burden great can hold you down
In strength you reign
Forever let your church proclaim
Christ is risen from the dead
Trampling over death by death
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave
Christ is risen from the dead
We are one with him again
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave
O, death, where is your sting?
O, hell, where is your victory?
O, church, come stand in the light
Our God is not dead, he’s alive, he’s alive
Christ is risen from the dead
Trampling over death by death
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave
Christ is risen from the dead
We are one with him again
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave
Christ is risen from the dead
Trampling over death by death
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave
Christ is risen from the dead
We are one with him again
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave
Matt Maher, Mia Fieldes © 2009 spiritandsong.com, Thankyou Music, Be Essential Songs, Upside Down Under CCLI 241710
Crown Him With Many Crowns
Crown him with many crowns
The Lamb upon his throne
Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns All music but its own
Awake, my soul, and sing
Of him who died for thee
And hail him as thy matchless King Through all eternity
Crown him the Lord of love
Behold his hands and side
Rich wounds, yet visible above
In beauty glorified
All hail, Redeemer, hail
For thou hast died for me
Thy praise and glory shall not fail Throughout eternity
Crown him the Lord of life
Who triumphed o’er the grave
And rose victorious in the strife
For those he came to save
His glories now we sing
Who died, and rose on high
Who died, eternal life to bring
And lives that death may die
Matthew Bridges, George J. Elvey © Public Domain CCLI 241710
Mark 16:1-6
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here.
Easter Prayer
Gifts — The Victory
On a hill your blood was spilled
Your brow, your hands, your feet
With nails and thorns the veil was torn
To make a way for me
You made a way for me
Jesus, Savior, my God, my King, my Lord
Jesus, Savior, the victory is yours
Wrapped and bound, they laid you down
A perfect sacrifice
But in three days the stone was rolled away
Forever you’re alive
Forever you’re alive
Jesus, Savior, my God, my King, my Lord
Jesus, Savior, the victory is yours
The victory is yours
Death has been beaten
The grave has been conquered
Jesus is risen
Life ever after
Death has been beaten
The grave has been conquered
Jesus is risen
Life ever after
Phil Wickham © 2011 Phil Wickham Music, Seems Like Music, Sing My Songs CCLI 241710
Romans 6:3-10
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God.
Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy, holy, holy
Lord God almighty
Early in the morning
Our song shall rise to thee
Holy, holy, holy
Merciful and mighty
God in three persons, blessed trinity
Holy, holy, holy
Though the darkness hide thee
Though the eye of sinful man
Thy glory may not see
Only thou art holy
There is none beside thee
Perfect in pow’r, in love, and purity
Holy, holy, holy
Lord God almighty
All thy works shall praise thy name
In earth, and sky, and sea
Holy, holy, holy
Merciful and mighty
God in three persons, blessed trinity
John Bacchus Dykes, Reginald Heber © Public Domain CCLI 241710
Revelation Song
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Holy, holy is he
Sing a new song to him who sits on
Heaven’s mercy seat
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come
With all creation I sing
Praise to the King of kings
You are my ev’rything and I will adore you
Clothed in rainbows of living color
Flashes of lightning, rolls of thunder
Blessing and honor
Strength and glory and power be
To you, the only wise King
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come
With all creation I sing
Praise to the King of kings
You are my ev’rything and I will adore you
Filled with wonder, awestruck wonder
At the mention of your name
Jesus your name is power
Breath and living water
Such a marvelous myst’ry……
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come
With all creation I sing
Praise to the King of kings
You are my ev’rything and I will adore you
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come
With all creation I sing
Praise to the King of kings
You are my ev’rything and I will adore you
Jennie Lee Riddle © 2004 Gateway Create Publishing CCLI 241710
Children Dismissed for Children’s Church
The Easter Message
“We Will Also Live”
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Christ, the Lord, is risen today
Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say
Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high
Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens, and earth, reply
Alleluia!
Lives again our glorious King
Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
Alleluia!
Once he died our souls to save
Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave?
Alleluia!
Love’s redeeming work is done
Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won
Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids him rise
Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise
Alleluia!
Soar we now where Christ hath led
Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head
Alleluia!
Made like him, like him we rise
Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies
Alleluia!
Charles Wesley, Tune EASTER HYMN. from “Lyra Davidica”, London, 1708 CCLI 241710
Congregational Response
Enter into the joy of your Lord,
You who are rich and you the poor, come to the feast,
Receive all the riches of loving-kindness…
And let no one regret his poverty,
For the Kingdom has been revealed
We celebrate the death of Death,
The annihilation of Hell,
The beginning of a life new and everlasting.
And with joy we sing praises to the Author thereof…
—from the Easter night litany of the Orthodox Church
Benediction
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