Within this page • Introduction, Hymn 1 • Collect, Old Testament reading, Psalm
Epistle, Hymn 2 • Gospel, Sermon • Creed • Prayers • Blessing, Hymn 3 • Voluntary
Introduction
Rev Sydney Maitland
Christ is risen! A happy Easter to everyone! The music accompanying today’s Liturgy of the Word presents two exceptional performances – of This Joyful Eastertide by a young man beautifully singing all four parts, and of Charles-Marie Widor playing his own Toccata at Saint-Sulpice in Paris, in 1932. We open with hymn 120, Thine be the glory …
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Hymn 120
Thine be the glory (words and music) | Congregation of St Mary’s Church, Portsea
Collect
Lord of life and power, through the mighty resurrection of your Son you have overcome the old order of sin and death and have made all things new in him. May we, being dead to sin and alive to you in Jesus Christ, reign with him in glory, who with you and the Holy Spirit is alive, one God, now and for ever.
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Old Testament Reading
Click Bible links on this page to read the text at Bible Gateway. Once there, click 
to hear the full chapter read by David Suchet.
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Psalm
Psalm 118: 1-2 14-24 (words) O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious | Choir of Westminster Abbey
Epistle
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Hymn 121
This joyful Eastertide (words and music) | All parts sung by Joshua Lee Turner
Gospel
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The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one substance with the Father. Through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation hecame down from heaven; by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father. With the Father and the Son, he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Prayers
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer | Anglican Cycle of Prayer
• Pray for the world and its people, for those who suffer and those in need …
• Pray for Church and its members, especially Jenny M, Douglas N, Catriona M, Margaret R, Isa L, Jessie M, David B …
• Pray for the departed, especially those whose year’s mind falls this month: Esther Skillen, Constance Robinson, Thomas Morgan senior, Ruby Wilson, Stanka Maitland …
• The Apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the Philippians:
‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.‘
And so let us each bring our own prayers, petitions and thanksgivings to the Lord …
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O God, whose will it is that all should find salvation and come to know the truth: receive the prayers and petitions which we offer in faith and love; through him who gave proof of your purpose, and who sacrificed himself to win freedom for all mankind, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Blessing
The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the eternal covenant, make us perfect in every good work to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among us and remain with us always. Amen.
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Hymn 124
Ye choirs of new Jerusalem (words and music) | Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
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Dismissal
Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord!
Organ Voluntary
Widor: Toccata from Symphony no. 5 | Played by the composer, Charles-Marie Widor, in 1932 at the age of 88 at the Church of St Sulpice in Paris
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