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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)

