Easter Vigil
Year A · Easter · liturgical color: white/gold · All Sundays in Year A
First Reading
Genesis 1:1—2:4a
Creation: In the beginning God created; it was very good
Psalm
Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26
Give thanks to the Lord; his steadfast love endures forever
Second Reading
Romans 6:3-11
Baptized into death; raised to walk in newness of life
Gospel
Matthew 28:1-10
Angel at tomb; he has risen; go tell his disciples
Hymns connected to the psalm
Confitemini Domino
Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus
Let Us With a Gladsome Mind
Let us with a gladsome mind
Misericordias Domini
Misericordias Domini in aeternum cantabo
Praise Oh Praise Our God and King
Praise, oh, praise our God and King
This Day at Your Creating Word
This day at Your creating word
Hymns connected to the second reading
All Christians Who Have Been Baptized
All Christians who have been baptized
All Men Living Are But Mortal
All men living are but mortal
All My Heart This Night Rejoices
All my heart this night rejoices
All Who Believe and Are Baptized
All who believe and are baptized
All the Earth with Joy Is Sounding
All the earth with joy is sounding
Alleluia Alleluia Give Thanks
Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord
Alleluia! Jesus Lives
Alleluia! Jesus lives
Alleluia, Alleluia! Hearts to Heaven
Alleluia, alleluia! Hearts to heaven and voices raise
Alleluia—I
Alleluia, alleluia
Arise My Soul Arise
Arise my soul arise
As Surely as I Live, God Said
As surely as I live, God said
Asleep in Jesus Blessed Sleep
Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep
Awake, My Heart, with Gladness
Awake, my heart, with gladness
Baptismal Waters Cover Me
Baptismal waters cover me
Baptized in Water
Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit
Baptized into Thy Name Most Holy
Baptized into Thy name most holy
Baptized into Your Name Most Holy
Baptized into Your name most holy
Bright and Glorious is the Sky
Bright and glorious is the sky
Christ Is Risen, Christ Is Living
Christ is risen, Christ is living
Christ is Alive Let Christians Sing
Christ is alive! Let Christians sing
Christ is Risen Alleluia
Christ is risen, alleluia
Christ the Lord is Risen Again
Christ the Lord is risen again
Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized
Christ, when for us you were baptized
Come Let Us With Our Lord Arise
Come let us with our Lord arise
Come Ye Faithful Raise the Strain
Come ye faithful, raise the strain
Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain
Come, you faithful, raise the strain
Dear Father Who hast Made Us All
Dear Father, who hast made us all
Death is Dead the True Life Liveth
Death is dead, the true life liveth
Enslaved by Sin and Bound in Chains
Enslaved by sin and bound in chains
God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It
God's own child, I gladly say it
Good Christian Friends Rejoice
Good Christian friends, rejoice
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing
Good Christian friends, rejoice and sing
Hail Thee, Festival Day
Hail thee, festival day
Hallelujah Jesus Lives
Hallelujah Jesus lives
He is Arisen! Glorious Word
He is arisen! Glorious word!
He that Believes and is Baptized
He that believes and is baptized
He's Risen, He's Risen
He's risen, he's risen, Christ Jesus, the Lord
Holiness Is Faithfulness
Holiness is faithfulness to the journey we have made,
I Am Content My Jesus Lives Again
I am content my Jesus lives again
I Am Content My Jesus Liveth Still
I am content my Jesus liveth still
I Am Content! My Jesus Lives Again
I am content! My Jesus lives again
I Fall Asleep in Jesus' Wounds
I fall asleep in Jesus' wounds
I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name
I know of a sleep in Jesus' name
I Know that My Redeemer
I know that my Redeemer lives
I Lay My Sins on Jesus
I lay my sins on Jesus
I Run to Christ
I run to Christ and gladly rest
I Will Sing of My Redeemer
I will sing of my Redeemer
I am Content! My Jesus Ever Lives
I am content! my Jesus ever lives
If Christ Had Not Been Raised From Death
If Christ had not been raised from death
If Then You Have Been Raised with Christ
If then you have been raised with Christ
It Is Not Death to Die
It is not death to die
Jesus Christ Our Blessed Savior
Jesus Christ our blessed Savior
Jesus Christ is Risen Today
Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense
Jesus Christ, my sure defense
Jesus Lives! The Victory's Won
Jesus lives! The victory's won
King of Glory King of Peace
King of glory, King of peace
Let Our Gladness Banish Sadness
Let our gladness banish sadness
Let Us All with Gladsome Voice
Let us all with gladsome voice
Look Now He Stands Stones Could Not Hold Him Down
Look now he stands stones could not hold him down
Lord Jesus Christ You Set Us Free
Lord Jesus Christ You Set Us Free
Make Songs of Joy to Christ Our Head
Make songs of joy to Christ our Head
Mark How the Lamb of God's Self-Offering
Mark how the Lamb of God's self-offering
Morning Breaks upon the Tomb
Morning breaks upon the tomb
Now Calm Your Heart
Now calm your heart and cast away
Now Christ is Risen
Now Christ is risen from the dead
Now Lay We Calmly in the Grave
Now lay we calmly in the grave
Now Let Triumphant Faith Dispel
Now let triumphant faith dispel
Now May He Who from the Dead
Now may He who from the dead
Now Sing We, Now Rejoice
Now sing we, now rejoice
Now We Remain
We hold the death of the Lord deep in our hearts.
Now the Green Blades Rise from the Buried Grain
Now the green blades rise from the buried grain
O Blessed Spring
O blessed spring, where Christ is planted
O Day Full of Grace
O day full of grace that now comes into sight
O Gracious Lord, With Love Draw Near
O gracious Lord, with love draw near
O Love Who Madest Me to Wear
O Love who madest me to wear
O Paschal Feast What Joy is Thine
O Paschal Feast, what joy is thine
O Rejoice, All Christians, Loudly
O rejoice, all Christians, loudly
O Sing with Exultation
O sing with exultation
O Sons and Daughters of the King
O sons and daughters of the King
Oh Darkest Woe
Oh darkest woe
Oh Rejoice Ye Christians Loudly
Oh rejoice, ye Christians loudly
Oh Sing with Exultation
Oh sing with exultation
On Jordan's Bank the Herald's Cry
On Jordan's bank the herald's cry
Once in the Blest Baptismal Waters
Once in the blest baptismal waters
Rise Again Ye Lion-Hearted
Rise again, ye lion-hearted
Rise O Children of Salvation
Rise, O children of salvation
Shall We Gather at the River
Shall we gather at the river,
Song of Jonah
O Lord, turn back my wandering feet
Soul of My Savior
Soul of my Savior, sanctify my breast,
Thanks to Thee, O Christ, Victorious
Thanks to Thee, O Christ, victorious
The Sun Arises Now
The sun arises now
There is a Green Hill Far Away
There is a green hill far away
This Body in the Grave We Lay
This body in the grave we lay
This Joyful Eastertide
This joyful Eastertide
Thou Art the Way to Thee Alone
Thou art the way, to thee alone
Though In Midst of Life We Be
Though in midst of life we be
Through Simple Water, Drawn and Poured
Through simple water, drawn and poured
Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
To Jordan Came Our Lord the Christ
To Jordan came our Lord, the Christ
To Jordan Came the Christ, Our Lord
To Jordan came the Christ, our Lord
To Jordan's River Came Our Lord
To Jordan's river came our Lord
Today Your Mercy Calls Us
Today your mercy calls us
Today in Triumph Christ Arose
Today in triumph Christ arose
Triumphant from the Grave
Triumphant from the grave He rose
Upon the Cross Extended
Upon the cross extended
Wade in the Water
Wade in the water, wade in the water, children,
Water, Blood, and Spirit Crying
Water, blood, and spirit crying
We Know that Christ is Raised
We know that Christ is raised and dies no more
We Were Buried With Him Into Death
We were buried with Him into death
We Who Once Were Dead
We who once were dead in sin
When Streaming from the Eastern Skies
When streaming from the eastern skies
Who Is This that Comes from Edom
Who is this that comes from Edom
Why do We Mourn Departing Friends
Why do we mourn departing friends
With High Delight Let Us Unite
With high delight let us unite
Word and Water Filled with Promise
Word and water filled with promise
Ye Sons and Daughters of the King
Ye sons and daughters of the King
You Have Put on Christ
You have put on Christ
Hymns connected to the gospel
Alleluia! Jesus is Risen
Alleluia! Jesus is risen
Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia
Christ has arisen, alleluia
Christ Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed
Christ is risen, he is risen indeed
Christ the Lord is Risen Today; Alleluia
Christ the Lord is risen today
He's Risen, He's Risen
He's risen, he's risen, Christ Jesus the Lord
Inspired by Love and Anger
Inspired by love and anger, disturbed by need and pain,
Lord, Bid Your Servant Go in Peace
Lord, bid Your servant go in peace
Regina Caeli
Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia
Scatter the Darkness, Break the Gloom
Scatter the darkness, break the gloom
See, What a Morning
See, what a morning, gloriously bright
That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright
That Easter day with joy was bright
Welcome Happy Morning
Welcome, happy morning! age to age shall say
You Are Mine
I will come to you in the silence
LCMS — Proclaim
Hymn Suggestions
Go to Dark Gethsemane
Go to dark Gethsemane
Jesus, I Will Ponder Now
Jesus, I will ponder now
Jesus, in Your Dying Woes
Jesus, in Your dying woes
The Death of Jesus Christ, Our Lord
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord
Were You There
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
ELCA — Sundays and Seasons
Hymn of the Day
At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing
At the Lamb's high feast we sing
The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done
Alternate Hymn of the Day
Gathering
Communion
God the Sculptor of the Mountains
God the sculptor of the mountains, God the miller of the sand
Now the Green Blades Rise from the Buried Grain
Now the green blades rise from the buried grain
Now the green blade rises from the buried grain
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Sending
Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds
Now all the vault of heaven resounds
This Joyful Eastertide
This joyful Eastertide