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Easter Day

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Introit This Joyful Eastertide (arr. Wood), sung by King's College, Cambridge. 1. This joyful Easter-tide, Away with care and sorrow! My Love, the Crucified, Hath sprung to life this morrow. Refrain Had Christ, that once was slain, Ne’er burst His three day prison, Our faith had been in vain; But now hath Christ arisen, Arisen, arisen, arisen! 2. My flesh in hope shall rest, And for a season slumber; Till trump from east to west, Shall wake the dead in number. [Refrain] 3. Death’s flood hath lost his chill, Since Jesus crossed the river: Lover of souls, from ill My passing soul deliver. [Refrain] Opening Responses Radcliffe Responses, sung by King's College, Cambridge. ℣ O Lord, open thou our lips ℟ and our mouth shall shew forth thy praise. ℣ O God, make speed to save us. ℟ O Lord, make haste to help us. ℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; ℟ as it was in the beginning, is n

Sunday next before Easter – Palm Sunday

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Procession of the Palms and Evensong for Palm Sunday (Year A) Opening Responses Byrd Responses, sung by King's College Cambridge. ℣ O Lord, open thou our lips ℟ and our mouth shall shew forth thy praise. ℣ O God, make speed to save us. ℟ O Lord, make haste to help us. ℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; ℟ as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. ℣ Praise ye the Lord. ℟ The Lord’s name be praised. Procession of the Palms – Hymn Hosanna, loud hosanna (Ellacombe), sung by the First Presbyterian Church of Lexington, KY 1 Hosanna, loud hosanna, The little children sang; Through pillared court and temple The joyful anthem rang. To Jesus, who had blessed them Close folded to His breast, The children sang their praises, The simplest and the best. 2 From Olivet they followed 'Mid an exultant crowd, The victor palm branch waving, And chanting clear and loud; The Lord of earth and hea

Fifth Sunday of Lent – Passion Sunday

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Opening Responses Radcliffe Responses, sung by King's College Cambridge. ℣ O Lord, open thou our lips ℟ and our mouth shall shew forth thy praise. ℣ O God, make speed to save us. ℟ O Lord, make haste to help us. ℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; ℟ as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. ℣ Praise ye the Lord. ℟ The Lord’s name be praised. Office Hymn The Royal Banners forward go (Gonfalon Royal), sung by Gloucester Cathedral. 1 The royal banners forward go, The Cross shines forth in mystic glow, Where he in flesh, our flesh who made, Our sentence bore, our ransom paid. 2 Where deep for us the spear was dyed, Life's torrent rushing from his side, To wash us in that precious flood, Where mingled water flowed, and blood. 3 Fulfilled is all that David told In true prophetic song of old, The universal Lord is he, Who reigns and triumphs from the tree. 4 O Tree