CHRIST CHURCH WARWICK
The Church of Scotland
&
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH PAGET
The Anglican Church of Bermuda
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE
March 31, 2024
7:00 am
Seabreeze at Elbow Beach, Paget
Welcome
Call to Worship
Minister: The Lord is risen!
People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Hymn
1. Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
Who did once upon the Cross, Alleluia!
2. Hymns of praise then let us sing
Unto Christ, our heavenly King,
Who endured the cross and grave,
Sinners to redeem and save.
3. But the anguish He endured
Our salvation hath procured:
Now above the sky He’s King
Where the angels ever sing.
4. Sing we to our God above
Praise eternal as His love;
Praise Him, all ye heavenly host,
Father, Son and the Holy Ghost.
Prayer
Reading: St. Mark 16:1-8
Address
Hymn
1. Christ is alive! Let Christians sing.
The cross stands empty to the sky.
Let streets and homes with praises ring.
Love drowned in death, shall never die.
2. Christ is alive! No longer bound
to distant years in Palestine,
but saving, healing, here and now,
and touching every place and time.
3. In every insult, rift and war,
where colour, scorn, or wealth divide,
Christ suffers still, yet loves the more,
and lives, where even hope has died.
4. Women and men, in age and youth,
can feel the Spirit, hear the call,
and find the way, the life, the truth,
revealed in Jesus, freed for all.
5. Christ is alive, and comes to bring,
good news to this and every age,
till earth and sky and ocean ring
with joy, with justice, love and praise.
Prayer of Intercession & Lord’s Prayer
Hymn
1. Our Lord Christ hath risen! The tempter is foiled;
his legions are scattered, his strongholds are spoiled.
Oh, sing hallelujah, oh, sing hallelujah,
oh sing hallelujah! Be joyful and sing,
our great foe is baffled—Christ Jesus is King!
2. O death, we defy thee! A stronger than thou
hath entered thy palace; we fear thee not now!
Oh, sing hallelujah, o sing hallelujah,
oh, sing hallelujah! Be joyful and sing,
death cannot affright us—Christ is the King!
3. O sin, thou art vanquished, thy long reign is o’er;
though still thou dost vex us, we dread thee no more.
Oh, sing hallelujah, o sing hallelujah,
oh, sing hallelujah! Be joyful and sing,
who now can condemn us?—Christ is the King!
4. Our Lord Christ hath risen! Day breaketh at last;
The long night of weeping is now well-nigh past.
Oh, sing hallelujah, o sing hallelujah,
oh, sing hallelujah! Be joyful and sing,
our foes are all conquered—Christ is the King!
BENEDICTION
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The Rev. Alistair Bennett of Christ Church Warwick, together with the Rev. Anthony Petit from St. Paul’s Church, Paget lead the worship.