Online Worship for Easter Day | Windmill United Benefice

Alleluia! Christ is risen!
Welcome to this online service to celebrate Easter. It is led by Revd Steve Bishop.

This Easter Sunday, 31 March, there is a Dawn Service on Outwood Common at 7am and services of Holy Communion with the Blessing of the Paschal Candle at 9:30am in St Bartholomew, Burstow, 10am in St Mary the Virgin, Horne and at 11am in St John the Baptist, Outwood.

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Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
Who did once, upon the cross, Alleluia!
suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!

Hymns of praise then let us sing, alleluia!
Unto Christ, our heav’nly King, alleluia!
Who endured the cross and grave, alleluia!
Sinners to redeem and save, alleluia!

But the pains that he endured, alleluia!
Our salvation have procured, alleluia!
Now above the sky he’s King, alleluia!
Where the angels ever sing, alleluia!

Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Tune: Easter Hymn, anon from Lyra Davidica (1708)

Welcome and Introduction

Alleluia! Christ is risen.
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!

Most merciful God,
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
we confess that we have sinned
in thought, word and deed.
We have not loved you with our whole heart.
We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
In your mercy
forgive what we have been,
help us to amend what we are,
and direct what we shall be;
that we may do justly,
love mercy,
and walk humbly with you, our God.
Amen.

Absolution

Easter Collect
Lord of all life and power,
who through the mighty resurrection of your Son
overcame the old order of sin and death
to make all things new in him:
grant that we, being dead to sin
and alive to you in Jesus Christ,
may reign with him in glory;
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit
be praise and honour, glory and might,
now and in all eternity.
Amen.

The readings
Read by Rosemary Spruce

The first reading is from Acts 10:34-43

This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
Glory to you, O Lord.

The Gospel reading is from John 20:1-18

This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.

Talk
by Revd Steve Bishop

The Lord’s Prayer
Our 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.

Blessing and Dismissal

Go in peace to love and to serve the Lord. Alleluia! Alleluia!
In the name of Christ. Alleluia! Alleluia!

Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son,
Endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won;
Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,
Kept the folded grave-clothes where thy body lay.
Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son,
Endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won.

Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;
Lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom.
Let the Church with gladness hymns of triumph sing,
For her Lord now liveth; death hast lost her sting.

No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of Life;
Life is naught without thee: aid us in our strife.
Make us more than conquerors through thy deathless love;
Bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above.

Edmund Budry (1854-1932)
Tune: Maccabeus, Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)