Easter Day – 2020

by Chris Hancock · Published April 8, 2020 · Updated May 8, 2020

Welcome to our service for Easter Day.

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Welcome to our Easter service. Although we are unable to meet together in person, we hope that in sharing in this service, we can celebrate the risen Christ as a community, albeit as an on-line community at present.

A particular welcome to anyone who is visiting for the first time. We hope you will feel able to join in with the service and that you find it helpful wherever you are.

Christ the Lord is risen! He is risen indeed! Hallelujah.

Hymn 1 – Singing the Faith – 298 – Christ the Lord is risen today.

Prayers and The Lord’s Prayer

Reading: The Resurrection of Jesus – Matthew 28 verses 1 – 10

The Resurrection of Jesus

28 After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. ²And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. ³His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. ⁴For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. ⁵But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. ⁶He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. ⁷Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ This is my message for you.” ⁸So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. ⁹Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. ¹⁰Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

Mary’s Thoughts

Hymn 2 Singing the Faith – 305 – Low in the grave he lay

1 Low in the grave he lay, Jesus my Saviour,
waiting the coming day, Jesus my Lord!

Refrain:
Up from the grave he arose;
with a mighty triumph o’er his foes;
he arose a victor from the dark domain,
and he lives forever, with his saints to reign.
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!

2 Vainly they watch his bed, Jesus, my Saviour,
vainly they seal the dead, Jesus my Lord! [Refrain]

3 Death cannot keep its prey, Jesus, my Saviour;
he tore the bars away, Jesus my Lord! [Refrain]