Christ Church Warwick
The Church of Scotland
&
St. Paul’s Church, Paget
The Anglican Church of Bermuda
Easter Sunrise Service
5th April 2026
6:30am
The Croquet Lawn
Coral Beach Club, Paget
Minister of Christ Church Warwick:
The Very Rev Dr. W. Martin Fair, BA BD
Priest-in-Charge at St. Paul’s, Paget:
The Revd Canon Anthony Pettit, MA
Organist:
Winton Brangman, BA
Welcome
Easter Greeting!
Christ is risen!
He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
This is the day of new life, of hope renewed,
of love victorious.
We rejoice in the light of Easter morning!
Come, let us worship the risen Christ!
PRAISE: 410 Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
1. Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
who did once, upon the cross, Alleluia!
suffer to redeem our loss. 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 has procured;
now in heaven Christ is King,
where the angels ever sing.
4. Sing we to our God above
praise eternal as his love;
praise him, all you heavenly host,
Father, Son and the Holy Ghost.
Prayers & Lord’s Prayer
Bible Reading: John 20: 1-18
PRAISE: 430 Christ has risen while earth slumbers
Tune: Hyfrydol
1. Christ has risen while earth slumbers,
Christ has risen where hope died,
as he said and as he promised,
as we doubted and denied.
Let the moon embrace the blessing;
let the sun sustain the cheer;
let the world confirm the rumour.
Christ is risen, God is here!
2. Christ has risen for the people
whom he loved and died to save;
Christ has risen for the women
bringing flowers to grace his grave.
Christ has risen for disciples
huddled in an upstairs room.
He whose word inspired creation
is not silenced by the tomb.
3. Christ has risen, and for ever
lives to challenge, and to change
all whose lives are messed or mangled,
all who find religion strange.
Christ is risen. Christ is present,
making us what he has been ––
evidence of transformation
in which God is known and seen.
The Message
Prayers
PRAISE: 411 Christ the Lord is risen today
1. ‘Christ the Lord is risen today’,
all on earth and angels say;
raise your joys and triumphs high;
sing, ye heavens, and earth reply.
Love’s redeeming work is done,
fought the fight, the battle won;
lo! our Sun’s eclipse is o’er;
lo! he sets in blood no more.
2. Vain the stone, the watch, the seal;
Christ has burst the gates of hell:
death in vain forbids his rise;
Christ has opened Paradise.
Lives again our glorious King;
where, O Death, is now thy sting?
Once he died, our souls to save;
where thy victory, O grave?
3. Soar we now where Christ has led,
following our exalted Head;
made like him, like him we rise;
ours the cross, the grave, the skies.
Hail, the Lord of earth and heaven!
Praise to thee by both be given;
thee we greet triumphant now;
hail, the Resurrection thou!
***** Benediction *****