Eastertide
The leader reads the regular text. The people read the bold text.
The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.
Habakkuk 2:20
In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:3
Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:10-11
From the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
Malachi 1:11
Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which was brought upon me, which the Lord inflicted on the day of his fierce anger.
Lamentations 1:12
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew 3:2
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:1
Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:14, 16
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
Acts 1:8
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!
Revelation 4:8
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.
Proverbs 3:9-10
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I was glad when they said unto me, "We will go into the house of the LORD."
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be always acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
I was glad when they said unto me, “We will go into the house of the Lord.”
Now our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is built as a city that is at unity in itself.
For there the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks unto the Name of the Lord.
For there is the throne of judgment, even the throne of the house of David.
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love you.
Peace be within your walls and plenteousness within your palaces.
For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will wish you prosperity.
Indeed, because of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek to do you good.
Psalm 122
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Unto you I lift up my eyes, you who are enthroned in the heavens.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress,
Even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he show us his favor.
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have suffered more than enough contempt.
Long has our soul suffered the scorn of the wealthy and the spitefulness of the proud.
Psalm 123
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
I love the Lord, because he heard the voice of my prayer,
Because he inclined his ear to me; therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
The snares of death encompassed me, and the pains of the Grave laid hold of me; I suffered trouble and sorrow.
Then I called upon the Name of the Lord: “O Lord, I beseech you, deliver my soul.”
Gracious is the Lord and righteous; indeed, our God is full of compassion.
The Lord preserves the simple; I was in misery, and he helped me.
Turn again to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has rewarded you.
You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.
I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
I believed, and therefore will I speak: “I am greatly troubled.” I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”
What shall I give unto the Lord for all the benefits that he has done unto me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of the Lord.
I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the presence of all his people; dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, and the child of your handmaid; you have broken my bonds asunder.
I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call upon the Name of the Lord.
I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the sight of all his people, in the courts of the Lord’s house, even in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 116
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O praise the Lord, all you nations; praise him, all you peoples.
For great is his loving-kindness towards us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures for ever. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 117
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious; his mercy endures for ever.
Let Israel now confess that he is gracious, that his mercy endures for ever.
Let the house of Aaron now confess that his mercy endures for ever.
Indeed, let those who fear the Lord confess that his mercy endures for ever.
I called upon the Lord in trouble, and the Lord heard me and set me free.
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear what man can do to me.
The Lord takes my side with those who help me; therefore shall I look in triumph on my enemies.
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put any confidence in man.
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put any confidence in princes.
All the nations encompass me, but in the Name of the Lord will I cut them off.
They hem me in on every side; indeed, they hem me in on every side, but in the Name of the Lord will I cut them off.
They come about me like bees, and blaze like fire among the thorns, but in the Name of the Lord will I cut them off.
I was thrust aside so that I almost fell, but the Lord was my help.
The Lord is my strength and my song, and has become my salvation.
The voice of joy and deliverance is in the dwellings of the righteous; the right hand of the Lord brings mighty things to pass.
The right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord brings mighty things to pass.
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
The Lord has chastened and corrected me, but he has not given me over to death.
Open unto me the gates of righteousness, that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the Lord.
This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter into it.
I will thank you, for you have heard me, and have become my salvation.
The same stone which the builders refused has become the chief cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Help me now, O Lord; O Lord, send us now prosperity.
Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord; we bless you from the house of the Lord.
God is the Lord, who has shown us light; bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.
You are my God, and I will thank you; you are my God, and I will exalt you.
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious; his mercy endures for ever.
Psalm 118
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
What shall I give unto the Lord for all the benefits that he has done unto me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of the Lord.
I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the presence of all his people; dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, and the child of your handmaid; you have broken my bonds asunder.
I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call upon the Name of the Lord.
I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the sight of all his people, in the courts of the Lord’s house, even in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 116
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The Lord is my shepherd; therefore I can lack nothing.
He shall feed me in green pastures and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort.
He shall refresh my soul and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for his Name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff comfort me.
You shall prepare a table before me, in the presence of those who trouble me; you have anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full.
Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Psalm 23
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
A reading from Holy Scripture.
Lector: A reading from Numbers 21:4-9,21-35.
Numbers 21:4-9,21-35
English Standard Version
Lector: The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Lector: A reading from Mark 14:53-end.
Mark 14:53-end
English Standard Version
Lector: The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Almighty God, you gave your only Son to be for us both a sacrifice for sin and an example of godly living: Give us grace thankfully to receive his inestimable benefits, and daily to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Third Sunday of Easter
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.