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Easter Sunday, Year A

5 April 2026
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Entrance

  • Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! O sons and daughters—CWBII 349
  • Alleluia! Raise the gospel (Alstott/Farrell)—DD (OCP)
  • Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!—AOV1 191, CWB  619, CWBII 449, G 949, GA 371
  • By your kingly power, O risen Lord—CWB 633, CWBII 352, GA 352
  • Christ is alive, with joy we sing—CWB 639, CWBII 353, GA 365
  • Christ is here (Walker)—GA 351, DD (OCP)
  • Christ is the King! O friends rejoice—CWB 641, CWBII 398, GA 389
  • Christ the Lord is risen today/Jesus Christ is risen today—CWBII 360, G 523, GA 361
  • Thine be the glory—CWBII 368
  • This is the feast of victory—CWBII 371, G 520
  • This joyful Eastertide—CWB 845

Responsorial psalm (also see the music recommendations tab) 

  • Psalm 117 (118): Let us rejoice (Haugen)—G 81, GA 71
  • Psalm 117 (118): This is the day (Joncas)—G 82
  • Seasonal Psalm 117 (118): Alleluia (Mews)—CWB 295
  • Seasonal Psalm 117 (118): Alleluia (Twynham)—CWB 289b
  • Seasonal Psalm 117 (118): Alleluia (Willcock)—CWB 293
  • Seasonal Psalm 117 (118): Alleluia (Willcock)—CWB 294
  • Seasonal Psalm 117 (118): Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia (Willcock)—PFS 70
  • Seasonal Psalm 117 (118): Let us rejoice (Haugen)—G 81, GA 71
  • Seasonal Psalm 117 (118): This is the day (Willcock)—CWB 289a, GA 70, PFS 26

Sequence (if sung)

  • Christians, praise the pascal victim!—CWBII 344
  • O flock of Christ—CWBII 345

Gospel acclamation

1 Corinthians 5:7–8

Alleluia, Alleluia!
Christ has become our paschal sacrifice;
let us feast with joy in the Lord.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

  • Alleluia No. 1—AOV1 15, CWBII 350, G 524, GA 360
  • Goodness is stronger than evil—G 528, DD (GIA)
  • Jesus Christ, yesterday, today and forever—G 847, GA 527, DD (OCP)
  • Receive the light of Christ—CWBII 106, GA 256
  • Surrexit Christus (Taizé)—CWBII 365, G 529, GA 363
  • There is one Lord (Alstott)—AOV2 148
  • There is one Lord (Taizé)—GA 346

Communion

  • At the Lamb’s high feast we sing—CWBII 341
  • Bread of life (Stephan)—DD (OCP)
  • Bread of life, hope of the world—AOV1 164, CWBII 459, GA 199
  • Bread of life—AOVNG 15
  • Christ has no body now but yours (Lawton)—DD (GIA)
  • Now the green blade rises—AOV2 131, CWB 756, CWBII 363, G 534, GA 364
  • One bread, one body—AOV1 129, CWBII 579, G 932, GA 193
  • We know that Christ is raised—CWBII 343

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

  • At the Lamb’s high feast we sing—CWBII 341
  • Christ is risen (Maher)—DD (OCP)
  • How great is our God—AOVNG 70
  • I know that my Redeemer lives (Soper)—AOV2 34, CWBII 145, DD (OCP)
  • I know that my Redeemer lives! (DUKE STREET)—G 527
  • I know that my Redeemer lives (WINCHESTER NEW)—CWBII 144
  • Through the Red Sea brought at last—CWBII 342

Sending forth

  • Alleluia! Raise the gospel (Alstott/Farrell)—DD (OCP)
  • Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!—AOV1 191, CWB  619, CWBII 449, G 949, GA 371
  • By your kingly power, O risen Lord—CWB 633, CWBII 352, GA 352
  • Christ is alive, with joy we sing—CWB 639, CWBII 353, GA 365
  • Christ is here (Walker)—GA 351, DD (OCP)
  • Christ is risen (Maher)—DD (OCP)
  • Christ is the King! O friends rejoice—CWB 641, CWBII 398, GA 389
  • Christ the Lord is risen today/Jesus Christ is risen today—CWBII 360, G 523, GA 361
  • Go out in the world—AOVNG 54
  • Go out, go out (Stephan)—DD (OCP)
  • Go to the world!—CWBII 496
  • I send you out (Angotti)—AOVNG 75, DD (OCP)
  • O sons and daughters—G 532
  • Sing to the mountains—AOV1 92, CWBII 604, G 519, GA 362
  • Siyahamba (We are marching)—AOV2 113, G 594
  • Thine be the glory—CWBII 368
  • This joyful Eastertide—CWB 845
  • We walk his way/Ewe, thina—G 517, DD (GIA)
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