Easter Vigil 4/3/2021

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EASTER VIGIL
APRIL 3, 2021 – 7:30PM
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, FALLS CHURCH, VA

SERVICE OF BAPTISMAL RENEWAL

BAPTISMAL ADDRESS

CONFESSION OF FAITH

As at your baptism, I now ask you to profess your faith in Christ Jesus, reject sin, and confess the faith of the Church, the faith in which we baptize.

Do you renounce the forces of evil, the devil and all his empty promises?
I do.

Do you believe in God the Father?
I believe in God the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried.  He descended into hell.  The third day He rose again from the dead.  He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.  From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.  Amen.

LUTHER’S BAPTISMAL PRAYER 

HYMN      #601      All Who Believe and Are Baptized

All who believe and are baptized shall see the Lord’s salvation;
Baptized into the death of Christ, they are a new creation.
Through Christ’s redemption they shall stand among the glorious heavenly band
Of every tribe and nation. 

With one accord, O God, we pray: grant us your Holy Spirit.
Help us in our infirmity through Jesus’ blood and merit.
Grant us to grow in grace each day that by this sacrament we may
Eternal life inherit. 

SERVICE OF LIGHT

ADDRESS AND PRAYER 

LIGHTING AND INSCRIPTION OF THE PASCHAL CANDLE 

ENTRANCE INTO THE SANCTUARY 

HYMN      #881      Christ, Mighty Savior

1 Christ, mighty Savior, Light of all creation,
You make the daytime radiant with the sunlight
And to the night give glittering adornment,
Stars in the heavens. 

2 Now comes the day’s end as the sun is setting,
Mirror of daybreak, pledge of resurrection;
While in the heavens choirs of stars appearing
Hallow the nightfall. 

3 Therefore we come now evening rites to offer,
Joyfully chanting holy hymns to praise You,
With all creation joining hearts and voices
Singing Your glory. 

4 Give heed, we pray You, to our supplication,
That You may grant us pardon for offenses,
Strength for our weak hearts, rest for aching bodies,
Soothing the weary. 

5  Though bodies slumber, hearts shall keep their vigil,
Forever resting in the peace of Jesus,
In light or darkness worshiping our Savior
Now and forever.

PRAYER

SERVICE OF THE WORD

A READING ABOUT GOD’S POWER AND MERCY – Selections from Job

THE LITANY

THE EASTER GOSPEL – John 20

EASTER RESPONSE

Alleluia! Christ is risen!
He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

HYMN      #488      He Is Arisen! Glorious Word

1      He is arisen! Glorious Word!
Now reconciled is God, my Lord;
The gates of heav’n are open.
My Jesus did triumphant die,
And Satan’s arrows broken lie,
Destroyed hell’s fiercest weapon.
O hear what cheer!
Christ victorious,
Rising glorious,
Life is giving.
He was dead but now is living!

THE SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION

PREFACE

The Lord be with you.
And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give Him thanks and praise.

EASTER PROPER

SANCTUS

Holy, holy, holy Lord
God of pow’r and might:
Heaven and earth are full of Your glory.
Hosanna. Hosanna.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

THE WORDS OF OUR LORD 

THE LORD’S PRAYER 

THE DISTRIBUTION 

DISTRIBUTION HYMN    #633    Stz. 1, 2, 5       At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing 

1      At the Lamb’s high feast we sing
Praise to our victorious King,
Who has washed us in the tide
Flowing from His piercèd side.
Alleluia!

2      Praise we Him, whose love divine
Gives His sacred blood for wine,
Gives His body for the feast—
Christ the victim, Christ the priest.
Alleluia!

5      Mighty Victim from the sky,
Hell’s fierce pow’rs beneath You lie;
You have conquered in the fight,
You have brought us life and light.
Alleluia! 

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER 

BENEDICTION 

HYMN      #461      stz. 1, 2, 8      I Know That My Redeemer Lives

1      I know that my Redeemer lives;
What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, He lives, who once was dead;
He lives, my ever-living head.

2      He lives triumphant from the grave;
He lives eternally to save;
He lives all-glorious in the sky;
He lives exalted there on high.

8      He lives, all glory to His name!
He lives, my Jesus, still the same;
Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives:
I know that my Redeemer lives!

 

Those Serving:

Greeter: Steve Berg
Comm. assistant: Jim Easterly

 

 

Acknowledgments
Vigil of Easter from Lutheran Service Book
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV^® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version^®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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All Who Believe and Are Baptized Text & Tune: Public domain
Christ, Mighty Savior Text: © 1982 The United Methodist Publishing House, admin. Music Services (ASCAP). Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005326
Tune: © 1984 Washington National Cathedral. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005326
He Is Arisen! Glorious Word Text and tune: Public domain
At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing Tune and text: Public domain
I Know That My Redeemer Lives Text & Tune: Public domain