CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 118)
Give thanks to the LORD, who alone is good; 
whose steadfast love is everlasting! 
Let the gates of righteousness be opened
that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. 
This is the gate of the LORD; 
the righteous shall enter through it. 
This is the day that the LORD has made; 
let us rejoice and be glad in it. 

Gracious and eternal God,
Let the silent mystery of your Spirit
surround, sustain and excite us.
Transform our gathering to your glory,
and perfect our worship for your praise.
We pray in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
 
 

CALL TO WORSHIP PSALM 118:1 ,2, 14-24
Give thanks to the LORD, who alone is good; 
whose steadfast love is everlasting! 
The LORD is my strength and my might;
the LORD is my salvation.
Let the gates of righteousness be opened
that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. 
This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. 
I thank you that you have answered me 
and have become my salvation.
The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
This is the LORD's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
This is the day that the LORD has made; 
let us rejoice and be glad in it. 

Looking for contemporary music and song resources? Try David MacGregor's Together to Celebrate
Or metrical psalms? Try Dale A. Schoening's Sing the Psalms

HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR EASTER DAY- YEAR B
Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord	TIS 390	SA 2
Bless the Lord, my soul	TIS 706
By your kingly power,O risen Lord	TIS 386	AHB 306
Christ is alive, with joy we sing;	TIS 393
Come, God's people, sing for joy	TIS 391	SA 26
Halle, halle, halle, hallelujah	TIS 720
I know that my Redeemer	TIS 202	AHB 299
Jesus lives! your terrors now	TIS 372	AHB 294
Joyful the morning when Jesus is risen	TIS 383
Now the green blade rises from the buried grain	TIS 382
Praise to the Holiest in the height	TIS 141	AHB 79
This joyful Eastertide	TIS 381	AHB 302
Yours be the glory	TIS 380	AHB 303
Acts 10: 34-43
All who love and serve your city	TIS 634	AHB 562
Fold to your heart your sister and your broth	TIS 587	AHB 503
Hail! our once despised Jesus	TIS 373	AHB 295
My God, accept my heart this day	TIS 485	AHB 410
O let the Son of God enfold you	TIS 655
O what a gift, what a wonderful gift	TIS 278	AHB 213
Psalm 118:1-2,14-24
Come let us with our Lord arise	TIS 375	AHB 297
Give thanks for the Lord is good	TIS 74
The day of resurrection	TIS 361	AHB 277
This is the day the Lord has made	TIS 368	AHB 289
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Christ is risen! Shout hosanna!	TIS 394
Christ the Lord is risen today	TIS 370	AHB 290
The strife is past, the battle done	TIS 367	AHB 287
Mark 16:1-8 OR John 20:1-18
A prophet-woman broke a jar	TIS 696
At the dawning of salvation	TIS 392	SA 9
Christ is the world's light	TIS 246	AHB 191
He is risen, he is risen!	TIS 379
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds	TIS 223	AHB 158
I danced in the morning	TIS 242	AHB 183
Jesus Christ is risen today	TIS 362	AHB 280
My daughters and sons hear tell	TIS 363	AHB 281
Myrrh-bearing Mary from Magdala came	TIS 660
Pull back the veil on the dawn of creation	TIS 326
The day of resurrection	TIS 361	AHB 277