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APRIL 20, 2022

The First Wednesday of Easter
Morning Prayer
T H E A L M A M AT E R Idabelle Gay/arr. Richard C. Phillips

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Used with permission.

THE PEOPLE SIT.

T H E B I R T H D AY B L E S S I N G
Watch over thy children, O Lord, as their days increase; bless and guide them wherever they
may be. Strengthen them when they stand; comfort them when discouraged or sorrowful;
raise them up if they fall; and in their hearts may thy peace which passeth all understanding
abide all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

T H E GREET I NGS AND WELCOME

T H E GRACE

THE BENEDICTION

THE PEOPLE STAND.

HYMN IN PROCESSION NO. 208 Victory

THE DISMISSAL

V O L U N TA R Y Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625 Johann Sebastian Bach 9

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Intercessor: Show us your mercy, O Lord;
People: And grant us your salvation.
HYMN IN PROCESSION NO. 207
Intercessor: Clothe your ministers with righteousness;
People: Let your people sing with joy.
O P E N I N G S E N T E N C E S A N D P R AY E R S
Intercessor: Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;
People: For only in you can we live in safety.
Intercessor: Lord, keep this nation under your care;
People: And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
Intercessor: Let your way be known upon earth;
People: Your saving health among all nations.
Intercessor Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
People: Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Intercessor: Create in us clean hearts, O God;
People: And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.
THE COLLECTS
CONFESSION OF SIN
T H E A D V E N T E P I S C O P A L S C H O O L P R AY E R
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, watch over, we pray thee, the Advent Episcopal School.
Bless all who teach and all who learn, and grant that we may ever look unto thee, who art the
fountain of all wisdom. Lead us in the search for truth and beauty; grant us grace to choose
the good and reject the evil; and let thy love show forth in our lives, we ask through Jesus
Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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V O L U N TA R Y At Eastertide Charles Villiers Stanford
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THE PEOPLE STAND.
Easter Hymn
Officiant: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
People: I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in
your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Send out your light and your
truth that they may lead me, and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling.
Officiant: The Lord is in his holy temple.
People: Let all the earth keep silence before him.
Officiant: Lord, open our lips.
People: And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
All: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Officiant: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
All: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought,
word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We
have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as
ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son
Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name. Amen.
Officiant: Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our
Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of
the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.
People: Amen.
 VENITE Jack Noble White THE APOSTLES’ CREED
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I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth;

I believe in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord.

He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

T H E P R AY E R S
Officiant: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Officiant: Let us pray.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
The Hymnal 1982, © 1985 the Church Pension Fund. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY.
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, and the power, and the glory,
2 for ever and ever. Amen. 7
 THE PEOPLE STAND. PSALM 118:1-2, 14-24

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FIRST SONG OF ISAIAH Jack Noble White READ RESPONSIVELY, BY HALF-VERSE.

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; *

his mercy endures for ever.
2 Let Israel now proclaim, *
“His mercy endures for ever.”
14 The Lord is my strength and my song, *
and he has become my salvation.
15 There is a sound of exultation and victory *
in the tents of the righteous:
16 “The right hand of the Lord has triumphed! *
the right hand of the Lord is exalted!
the right hand of the Lord has triumphed!”
17 I shall not die, but live, *
and declare the works of the Lord.
18 The Lord has punished me sorely, *
but he did not hand me over to death.
19 Open for me the gates of righteousness; *
I will enter them; I will offer thanks to the Lord.
20 “This is the gate of the Lord; *
he who is righteous may enter.”
21 I will give thanks to you, for you answered me *
and have become my salvation.
22 The same stone which the builders rejected *
has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This is the Lord’s doing, *
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 On this day the Lord has acted; *
we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

THE PEOPLE SIT.

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Music by Jack Noble White, © 1976 Belwin-Mills Publishing Corporation, CCLI License #1620861
 A R E A D I N G F R O M T H E G O S P E L A C C O R D I N G T O S T. ANTHEM arr. Harrison Oxley
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JOHN.
This joyful Eastertide,
Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark,
Away with sin and sorrow!
and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2So she ran and went to Simon Peter My love, the Crucified,
and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord Hath sprung to life this morrow.
out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” 3So Peter went out with the
Refrain: Had Christ, that once was slain,
other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. 4Both of them were running together, but
Ne’er burst his three-day prison,
the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5And stooping to look in, he saw the Our faith had been in vain:
linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went But now is Christ arisen.
into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, 7and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus’
My flesh in hope shall rest,
head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. 8Then the other disciple, And for a season slumber:
who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9for as yet they did not Till trump from east to west
understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10Then the disciples went back to their Shall wake the dead in number. Refrain
homes. 11But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the
Death’s flood hath lost his chill,
tomb. 12And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head Since Jesus cross’d the river:
and one at the feet. 13They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They Lovers of souls, from ill
have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” 14Having said this, she My passing soul deliver. Refrain
-George Ratcliffe Woodward
turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15Jesus said to her,
“Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she BLESSING OF JPK STUDENTS
said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take
him away.” 16Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which
THE SERMON
means Teacher). 17Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father;
but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my
God and your God.’” 18Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the
Lord”—and that he had said these things to her. (20:1-18)

Reader: The Word of the Lord.

People: Thanks be to God.

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