VU155 Jesus Christ is Risen Today
VU187 The Spring Has Come
Roll the Stone Away
VU173 Thine is the Glory

Along with
MV182 Grateful ( refrain, v2, refrain) for the Offering and "Halle Halle Halle" to close the service.

Hi LadyIslay,

We will be singing Christ the Lord is Risen Today at our sunrise some other place service.

In our Regular Sunday Worship we will be singing Jesus Christ is Risen Today, Christ Be Our Host, Whatever Hymn our choir picks for the Children's Hymn, and Jesus Shall Reign.  Our choir will toss in an anthem.

Grace and peace to you.

John

GordW - "Roll the Stone Away" is an interesting song. It was while singing that piece on an Easter Sunday morning at Knox United in Parksville (my home church, where I was baptised and married), under the direction of the composer, that I was finally tipped over the edge and realised that I had to answer the call to convert to  Catholicsm (rather than to seek ordained ministry in the United Church, something I also felt called to). One year later, I was confirmed and became a member of the Catholic Church, though I still serve as a choir director in a United Church congregation.

Here's what I picked out (pending approval from the rest of the team!):

Hymns for Easter (suggestions):
Welcome, Happy Morning - 161
The Strife is O're - 159
Now the Green Blade Rises - 186
Jesus Christ is Risen Today - 155
Anthem: On the Third Day by Allan Pote

Hymns for Easter II (suggestions):
This Joyful Eastertide - 177
Hey Now! Singing Hallelujah - 121 in More Voices
Good Christians All, Rejoice and Sing - 169
Thine is the Glory - 173
Anthem: All in the April Evening by Hugh S. Roberton

Lady Islay - good to see a fellow Islander here! I have been to Parksville many times and even spent a couple of weekends at Knox - once for a workshop that was happening there and once for a joint youth group sleepover. You certainly live in a beautiful part of the world!

We usually sing Jesus Christ is Risen Today on Easter. As for the other hymns - I won't find those out until I arrive at church on Sunday morning.

Here's what we DID sing ... and hear ...

Organ prelude:  "Fantasia for Easter Morning"  arr. Albin Whitworth

VU Hymn 155:  "Jesus Christ is Risen Today"

Lord's Prayer - VU 959

Anthem (sung by youngest children's choir) "Jesus is Risen Today"  arr James M. Stevens

VU Hymn 412: "This is the Day"

Anthem (sung by youth choir) "Hallelujah" music by Leonard Cohen, words by Kelly Mooney, arr Roger Emerson

Anthem (sung by adult choir) "The Day of Ressurection" arr Benjamin Harlan

Offertory organ piece:  "Darwall"  Healy Willan

VU Hymn 173: "Thine is the Glory"

Organ Postlude: "Vulpius"  Healy Willan

Wonderful music, and guest Brass Quartet to add to our usual pipe organ and grand piano.

Here's a link to the wonderful version of Hallelujah that our youth sang this morning (caution - some of the pics are quite graphic - may disturb some people)

We have both a junior bells, and an adult bells group, trumpets & tympanies.  What I don't have, is the list of music played, but, willsee if I can get it later.

Here is what we sang and heard today (VU = Voices United and MV = More Voices).

First service:

Hey Now! Singing Hallelujah! (MV 121)

It's a Song of Praise to the Maker (MV 30)

Let Us Build a House (MV 1)

During Communion:

     When Long Before Time (VU 248 - verses 1 and 2)

     Halle, Halle, Halle - lujah (VU 958)

Second Service:

Jesus Christ is Risen Today (VU 155)

We Welcome Glad Easter (choral anthem)

I'm Gonna Shout, Shout, Shout (MV 183)

Hey Now! Singing Hallelujah! (MV 121) (sung during communion)

Christ is Alive (MV 208)

The postlude was the Hallelujah chorus played by a brass quartet. People spontaneously stood up and joined in - it was beautiful!