by Clément Tendo
Leader 1: 1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.
The world and all its people belong to him.
Leader 2: 3 Who may climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
ALL: 4 Only those whose hands and hearts are pure,
who do not worship idols and never tell lies.
Leader 1: 7 Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of glory enter.
Leader 2: 8 Who is the King of glory?
ALL: The Lord, strong and mighty;
the Lord, invincible in battle.
Leader 1: 9 Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors,
and let the King of glory enter.
Leader 2: 10 Who is the King of glory?
ALL: The Lord of Heaven’s Armies—
he is the King of glory!
by Clément Tendo
Leader:1 When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!
ALL: 2 We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy.
Leader: 2 And the other nations said,
“What amazing things the Lord has done for them.”
ALL: 3 Yes, the Lord has done amazing things for us! What joy!
4 Restore our fortunes, Lord, as streams renew the desert.
Leader: 5 Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.
ALL: 6 They weep as they go to plant their seed,
but they sing as they return with the harvest.
by Clément Tendo
Leader: 1 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he has done.
ALL: 2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts.
Leader: 3 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
ALL: 4 Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.
Leader: 5 Remember the wonders he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
ALL: 2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts!
by Clément Tendo
Leader: 7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
ALL: 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
Leader: 9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.
ALL: 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed!
by Clément Tendo
But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 3 So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes. 5 The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? 6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day.” 8 Then they remembered that he had said this. 9 So they rushed back from the tomb to tell his eleven disciples—and everyone else—what had happened. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened. 11 But the story sounded like nonsense to the men, so they didn’t believe it. 12 However, Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look. Stooping, he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings; then he went home again, wondering what had happened.
