Heavenly Father, you have delivered us from the dominion of sin and death, and brought us into the kingdom of your beloved Son: Grant that, as by his death he has called us to life, so by his love he may raise us to eternal joys; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Preface of Easter
But chiefly are we bound to praise you for the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the true Paschal Lamb, who was offered for us, and has taken away the sin of the world; who by his death has destroyed death, and by his rising to life again has won for us everlasting life.
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This Easter collect comes from the ancient churches of Spain, shaped in the liturgical tradition called the Mozarabic rite during its 7th-century golden age. At its heart is a single verse of Paul: "He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son" (Colossians 1:13). It entered Anglican worship when the American Episcopal Church's 1979 prayer book, for the first time, provided a full week of distinct Easter collects.