Easter Day, 11 a.m. 04/17/2022

EASTER DAY April 17, 2022 11 a.m.

Christ Church Cathedral Houston, Texas

About the Liturgy Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tomb.

The Feast of the Resurrection of Christ is the “queen of feasts,” the greatest and oldest feast of the Christian Church. Its importance is emphasized by the long preparation of Lent and Holy Week.

Having prepared our hearts during the forty days of Lent to receive the Good News of Christ’s resurrection, we celebrate Easter with great joy.

Today we sing the Gloria in Excelsis for the first time since Lent began. Dating from the fourth century, this hymn begins with the song of the angels from Luke’s Gospel. Alleluia is also reintroduced at the Easter Feast. Throughout the Church’s history, the Alleluia has been used as an expression of joy that is especially appropriate in Eastertide. “Christians are an Easter people; Alleluia is our song.”

The Greek word pascha, meaning Passover, is the root of the English paschal. This reminds us that the Festival of the Resurrection is the Christian Passover, and the Easter Eucharist, like every Holy Communion, is a sharing in the risen life of Jesus Christ.

The traditional posture of prayer in the Easter season is standing. The church fathers interpreted such posture as a sign of our approach to God as God’s children rather than as slaves and as a symbol of our being raised by Jesus Christ. The council of Nicea forbade kneeling for prayer during the Great Fifty Days of Easter and so confession of sin is omitted during Eastertide. Indeed the Great Fifty Days of Easter, from the Great Vigil until Pentecost, is a season to celebrate the joy of the Lord’s Resurrection.

The Sunday of the Resurrection The Holy Eucharist: Rite One eleven o’clock in the morning The Very Rev. Barkley S. Thompson, Dean Celebrant The Cathedral is equipped with a hearing loop for assisted listening via telecoil.

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Opening Prelude

My Spirit Be Joyful Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Mors Et Resurrectio from Trois Paraphrases Grégoriennes Jean Langlais (1907-1991) Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2 Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612) Grand chœur dialogué Eugène Gigout (1844-1925)

At the Procession

Congregational Hymn 179

Fortunatus

1 “Welcome, happy morning!” age to age shall say:

Hell today is vanquished, heaven is won today!

Lo! the dead is living, God for evermore!

Him their true Creator, all his works adore!

“Welcome, happy morning!” age to age shall say.

2 Earth her joy confesses, clothing her for spring,

All fresh gifts returned with her returning King: Bloom in every meadow, leaves on every bough, Speak his sorrow ended, hail his triumph now.

Refrain

3 Months in due succession, days of lengthening light,

Hours and passing moments praise thee in their flight.

Brightness of the morning, sky and fields and sea, Vanquisher of darkness, bring their praise to thee.

Refrain 1

“Welcome, happy morning!” age to age shall say.

4 Maker and Redeemer, life and health of all,

Thou from heaven beholding human nature’s fall, Of the Father’s Godhead true and only Son, Mankind to deliver, manhood didst put on.

Refrain

5 Thou, of life the author, death didst undergo,

Tread the path of darkness, saving strength to show; Come then, true and faithful, now fulfill thy word, ’Tis thine own third morning! rise, O buried Lord!

Refrain

6 Loose the souls long prisoned, bound with Satan’s chain;

All that now is fallen raise to life again; Show thy face in brightness, bid the nations see; Bring again our daylight: day returns with thee!

Refrain

— Venantius Honorius Fortunatus (540–600); tr. John Ellerton (1826­–1893)

Opening Salutation Celebrant Alleluia. Christ is risen.

People

The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.

The Celebrant says

Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Gloria in Excelsis

Missa Brevis

Simon Preston (b.1938)

Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King. God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.

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For thou only are holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

John Gallagher, soloist

The Collect of the Day Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People

And with thy spirit.

Celebrant Let us pray.

Almighty God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord’s resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by thy life-giving Spirit; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

The First Reading

Isaiah 65:17–25

I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight. I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and delight in my people; no more shall the sound of weeping be heard in it, or the cry of distress. No more shall there be in it an infant that lives but a few days, or an old person who does not live out a lifetime; for one who dies at a hundred years will be considered a youth, and one who falls short of a hundred will be considered accursed.

They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain, or bear children for calamity; for they shall be offspring blessed by the Lord — and their descendants as well. Before they call I will answer, while they are yet speaking I will hear. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox; but the serpent — its food shall be dust!

They shall not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain, says the Lord.

Reader

The Word of the Lord.

People

Thanks be to God. 3

Psalm 118:1–2, 14–24

setting: Robert Simpson, 1990

The antiphon is sung first by a cantor and repeated by the People and Choir. It is then sung as indicated in the Psalm text.

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; * his mercy endures for ever.

Let Israel now proclaim, * “His mercy endures for ever.”

Antiphon

The LORD is my strength and my song, * and he has become my salvation.

There is a sound of exultation and victory * in the tents of the righteous:

Antiphon

“The right hand of the LORD has triumphed! * the right hand of the LORD is exalted! the right hand of the LORD has triumphed!”

I shall not die, but live, * and declare the works of the LORD.

Antiphon

The LORD has punished me sorely, * but he did not hand me over to death.

Open for me the gates of righteousness; * I will enter them; I will offer thanks to the LORD.

Antiphon

“This is the gate of the LORD; * he who is righteous may enter.”

I will give thanks to you, for you answered me * and have become my salvation.

Antiphon

The same stone which the builders rejected * has become the chief cornerstone.

This is the LORD’s doing, * and it is marvelous in our eyes.

On this day the LORD has acted; * we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Antiphon

Michelle Girardot and Fredy Bonilla, cantors 4

The Second Lesson

1 Corinthians 15:19–26

If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died. For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead has also come through a human being; for as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ. But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

Reader People

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Hymn 210

Ellacombe

1 The day of resurrection! Earth, tell it out abroad;

The Passover of gladness, the Passover of God. From death to life eternal, from earth unto the sky, Our Christ hath brought us over with hymns of victory.

2 Our hearts be pure from evil,

3 Now let the heavens be joyful,

that we may see aright The Lord in rays eternal of resurrection light; And, listening to his accents, may hear so calm and plain His own “All hail!” and, hearing, may raise the victor strain.

let earth her song begin, The round world keep high triumph, and all that is therein; Let all things seen and unseen their notes together blend, For Christ the Lord is risen, our joy that hath no end.

— St. John of Damascus (8th c.); tr. John Mason Neale (1818–1866)

Alleluia

Tone VI

V. Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: R. Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

Justin Shen, cantor 5

The Holy Gospel

Luke 24:1–12

Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.

People

Glory be to thee, O Lord.

On the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women who had come with Jesus from Galilee came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body.

While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.”

Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.

Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord.

People

Praise be to thee, O Christ.

The Sermon

The Very Rev. Barkley S. Thompson, Dean

The Renewal of Baptismal Vows The Celebrant addresses the People in these words, all standing

Through the Paschal mystery, dear friends, we are buried with Christ by Baptism into his death, and raised with him to newness of life. I call upon you, therefore, now that our Lenten observance is ended, to renew the solemn promises and vows of Holy Baptism, by which we once renounced Satan and all his works, and promised to serve God faithfully in his holy Catholic Church.

Celebrant Do you reaffirm your renunciation of evil and renew your commitment People

to Jesus Christ?

I do.

Celebrant Do you believe in God the Father?

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I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

Celebrant Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? People

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again.

He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

Celebrant Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?

People

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.

Celebrant Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the People

breaking of bread, and in the prayers?

I will, with God’s help.

Celebrant Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you fall into sin, People

repent and return to the Lord?

I will, with God’s help.

Celebrant Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in People

Christ?

I will, with God’s help.

Celebrant Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as People

yourself?

I will, with God’s help.

Celebrant Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the People

dignity of every human being?

I will, with God’s help.

May Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and bestowed upon us the forgiveness of sins, keep us in eternal life by his grace, in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.

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The Prayers of the People The Leader and People pray responsively

In peace, we pray to you, Lord God. Silence

For all people in their daily life and work; For our families, friends, and neighbors, and for those who are alone.

For this community, the nation, and the world; For all who work for justice, freedom, and peace.

For the just and proper use of your creation; For the victims of hunger, fear, injustice, and oppression.

For all who are in danger, sorrow, or any kind of trouble; For those who minister to the sick, the friendless, and the needy.

For the peace and unity of the Church of God; For all who proclaim the Gospel, and all who seek the Truth.

For Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Andrew, Jeff, Kai, and Hector, our Bishops; and for all bishops and other ministers; For all who serve God in his Church.

For the special needs and concerns of this congregation.

Silence. The People may add their own petitions.

Hear us, Lord; For your mercy is great.

We thank you, Lord, for all the blessings of this life.

Silence. The People may add their own thanksgivings.

We will exalt you, O God our King; And praise your Name for ever and ever.

We pray for all who have died, that they may have a place in your eternal kingdom.

Silence. The People may add their own petitions.

Lord, let your loving-kindness be upon them; Who put their trust in you.

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The Celebrant concludes

Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully accept the prayers of your people, and strengthen us to do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Peace Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People And with thy spirit.

The People greet one another in the name of the Lord.

The Holy Communion At the Offertory Anthem

Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872–1958)

We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.

All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.

To thee all Angels cry aloud, the Heavens and all the Powers therein.

To thee Cherubin and Seraphim continually do cry: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory.

The glorious company of the apostles praise thee.

The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee.

The noble army of martyrs praise thee.

The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee, the Father, of an infinite majesty, thine honourable, true, and only Son, also the Holy Ghost the Comforter.

Thou art the King of glory, O Christ.

Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.

When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst not abhor the Virgin’s womb.

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.

Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.

We believe that thou shalt come to be our judge.

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.

Make them to be numbered with thy saints, in glory everlasting.

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O Lord, save thy people and bless thine heritage.

Govern them and lift them up for ever.

Day by day we magnify thee; And we worship thy Name ever world without end.

Vouchsafe, O Lord to keep us this day without sin.

O Lord, have mercy upon us; have mercy upon us.

O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us as our trust is in thee.

O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.

— Nicetas of Remesiana (c.335-415) All standing.

The Great Thanksgiving

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God. But chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the very Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world; who by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life again hath won for us everlasting life. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying,

Sanctus and Benedictus

Missa Brevis

Simon Preston

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.

Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

In celebration of the Easter season, the People remain standing for the Great Thanksgiving.

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Then the Celebrant continues

All glory be to thee, O Lord our God, for that thou didst create heaven and earth, and didst make us in thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption. He made there a full and perfect sacrifice for the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again.

At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold it, or lay a hand upon it; and at the words concerning the cup, to hold or place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing wine to be consecrated.

For in the night in which he was betrayed, he took bread; and when he had given thanks to thee, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this is my Body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins. Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.”

Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy people do celebrate and make, with these thy holy gifts which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.

And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the Body and Blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ.

And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our selves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this Holy Communion may worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord; By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost all honor and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. AMEN. 11

And now, as our Savior Christ hath taught us, we are bold to say, Celebrant and People

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Breaking of the Bread The Celebrant breaks the consecrated bread. A period of silence is kept. Then is sung

Facing the People, the Celebrant says

The Gifts of God for the People of God. The Episcopal Church invites all baptized persons to the Lord’s Table. Either kneel or stand at the altar rail, receiving the bread in the palm of your hands. Receive the wine by guiding the cup to your mouth or by touching the bread to the wine. If you do not wish to receive Communion, cross your arms over your chest to receive a blessing. Gluten-free communion wafers are available for persons with dietary restrictions. Notify the priest during the administration and one will be offered.

Agnus Dei

Missa Brevis

Simon Preston

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace.

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At the Administration Anthem

anon. 15th c. French melody; arr. Simon Lindley (b.1948)

Now the green blade riseth from the buried grain.

Wheat that in dark earth many days has lain; Love lives again, that with the dead has been: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.

In the grave they laid him, Love whom men had slain, Thinking that never he would wake again, Laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.

Forth he came at Easter like the risen grain.

He that for three days in the grave had lain.

Quick from the dead my risen Lord is seen: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.

When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain, Thy touch can call us back to life again, Fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.

— John Macleod Campbell Crum (1872–1958)

Anthem

Randall Thompson (1899–1984) Alleluia.

After Communion, the Celebrant says

Let us pray.

Celebrant and People

Almighty and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee for that thou dost feed us, in these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favor and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs, through hope, of thy everlasting kingdom. And we humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

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The Blessing Hymn 207

Easter Hymn

1 Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!

Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!

Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!

Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!

2 Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!

Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia!

Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!

Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!

3 But the pains which he endured, Alleluia!

Our salvation have procured, Alleluia!

Now above the sky he’s King, Alleluia!

Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!

4 Sing we to our God above, Alleluia!

Praise eternal as his love, Alleluia!

Praise him, all ye heavenly host, Alleluia!

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia!

— Latin, 14th c.; tr. Lyra Davidica, 1708; alt. stanza 4, Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Dismissal Priest People

Let us go forth in the name of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia.

Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.

Closing Voluntary

Toccata from Symphony No. 5

Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

The Easter Music was Given to the Glory of God in Honor of Robert L. Simpson, Canon for Music.

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The Cathedral Choir Chelsea Berner*

Charlotte Jones

John Proffitt

Jesse Berney

Frances Kittrell

Howard Rhoades

Fredy Bonilla*

Laura Lisk*

Floyd Robinson

John Catalani

Christopher Lo

Wick Rowland

Joshua Chavira*

Sarah Lynn

Justin Shen*

Blair Doerge*

Jaena Manson Smith

Gary Smith

Nancy Ellis

Kirstie McCallam*

Becky Stevens

John Gallagher*

Ben McGee*

Eric Strom

Nick Germanotta

Bill McKenzie

Sean Stultz*

Charlie Gillman

David Miller

Hal Watson

Michelle Girardot*

Ann Miller

Claudia Watson

Joel Goodloe*

Penny Morris

Michele Watson

Frank Hood

Jim Murdaugh

Dana Whitney

Madeleine Hussey

Lindsey Overstreet

Catherine Whitney

* staff singer

Instrumentalists Carrie Schafer, trumpet

James Wilson, French horn

Mark Barton, tuba

Tetsuya Lawson, trumpet

Mark Holley, trombone

Richard Brown, timpani

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