Litany for Easter

LET us sing Alleluias to the King of Glory, because having laid down his life for our redemption, he is now risen to a life immortal.

Come, let us rejoice in God, our Saviour, because he hath redeemed his people, and is risen triumphant over the powers of hell.

Praise our Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Let those speak who have been redeemed by our Lord; who have been delivered by him out of the hands of the enemy.

That sat in darkness and in the shade of death, straitened with poverty, and bound in irons.

And in their tribulation they cried to our Lord, and he relieved them from all their calamities.

And he brought them out of darkness, and out of the shade of death, and broke asunder their chains.

Let them praise our Lord for his wonderful deeds to the sons of men.

For he hath made the brazen gates fly in pieces, and hath broken the iron bars.

My soul, bless our Lord; O Lord my God, thou hast made thy greatness wonderfully to appear.

Thou hast put on majesty and glory; thou art clothed with light as with a garment.

By the strength of thine arm, thou hast dispersed thine enemies; and thy youth is renewed as that of an eagle.

A voice of joy and of salvation is heard in the tents of the just.

The stone, which the builders rejected, is made the corner-stone.

This is the work of our Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

This is the day which our Lord hath made, let us triumph and rejoice therein.

Make this a day of solemnity, because our Lord is exalted above his enemies.

Sing to our Lord a new canticle, let his praise be celebrated in the assembly of saints.

Come, let us rejoice in God our Saviour, because he hath redeemed his people, and is risen triumphant over the powers of hell.

That we may put off the old man with his acts,
That we may not be conformed to this world,
That we may deny all ungodliness and worldly desires,
That we may live soberly, justly, and piously,
That being dead to sin, we may live to justice,
That arising with thee, our Redeemer, we may die no more,
We beseech thee, hear us.

Lamb of God, &c. as in the preceding Litany.

Let us pray.

O GOD, who by thine only Son, hast, this day, opened the passage to eternity, through his victory over death; vouchsafe, we beseech thee, so to confirm us by thy grace, that we may walk in all our ways, like those who have been redeemed from sin: through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.