Easter Eve
16th April 2022
Principal Service
Collect One
Grant, O Lord,
that as we are baptized into the death
of thy blessed Son our Saviour Jesus Christ,
so by continual mortifying our corrupt affections
we may be buried with him;
and that, through the grave, and gate of death,
we may pass to our joyful resurrection;
for his merits, who died, and was buried,
and rose again for us,
thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect Two
No Post Communion is provided for Easter Eve.
Grant, Lord,
that we who are baptized into the death
of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
may continually put to death our evil desires
and be buried with him;
and that through the grave and gate of death
we may pass to our joyful resurrection;
through his merits, who died and was buried
and rose again for us,
your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
The First Reading
The Psalm
The Second Reading
The Gospel Reading
Collect Of The Word
O God,
creator of heaven and earth:
mercifully grant that
as the crucified body of your dear Son
was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath
so we may await with him the dawning of the third day,
and rise with him to newness of life;
who now lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for 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.
Job 14: 1-14
*6 - Immortal, invisible, God only wise
*537 - O God, our help in ages past
308 - Revive your Church, O Lord
Lamentations 3: 1-9, 19-24
*250 - All hail the power of Jesu's name
*606 - As the deer pants for the water
*563 - Commit your ways to God
*80 - Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father
*101 - Jesus, the very thought of thee
*425 - Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts
*653 - Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom
*56 - Lord, as I wake I turn to you
*58 - Morning has broken
*59 - New every morning is the love
*537 - O God, our help in ages past
*372 - Through all the changing scenes of life
*374 - When all thy mercies, O my God
*S172 - You can't stop rain from falling down
Psalm 31: 1-4, 15-16
*S210 - A city strong we claim as ours
*643 - Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
*563 - Commit your ways to God
*565 - Father, I place into your hands
*459 - For all the saints, who from their labours rest
*668 - God is our fortress and our rock
*92 - How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
S66 - In the Lord I'll be ever thankful
*S100 - My hope is built on nothing less
620 - O Lord, hear my prayer
*557 - Rock of ages, cleft for me
*595 - Safe in the shadow of the Lord
1 Peter 4: 1-8
*515 - A new commandment I give unto you
*525 - Let there be love shared among us
Matthew 27: 57-66
265 - Good Joseph had a garden
*102 - Name of all majesty
*239 - See, Christ was wounded for our sake
John 19: 38-42
265 - Good Joseph had a garden
*231 - My song is love unknown
*239 - See, Christ was wounded for our sake