Easter Day, Sunday 20 April 2025

The Methodist Church in Britain's Lent theme this year is Soul Food. Worship resources for each week of Lent follow the lectionary readings as below. They include specially selected hymns and songs from Singing the Faith and elsewhere, as well as an opening liturgy, prayer ideas and activities. The theme for Easter Day is 'Soul Stories'.

Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading

Acts 10: 34-43

All you that seek the Lord who died (StF 294)
Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord (StF 295)
He is Lord, he is Lord (StF 348)
Jesus is Lord! Creation’s voice proclaims it (StF 353)
Lord Jesus Christ, you have come to us (StF 594)
There’s a light upon the mountains (StF 188)
You shall go out with joy (StF 487)
also see alternative selection below

or Isaiah 65: 17-25

For the healing of the nations (StF 696)
God who made the stars of heaven (StF 7)
Oh freedom (is coming) (StF 697)
Peace, perfect peace, is the gift of Christ our Lord (StF 710)
The God who sings a new world into being (StF 714)
The world God imagines (website only)
There is a new heaven, there is a new earth (StF 738)

Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24

Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme

Come, let us with our Lord arise (StF 148)
May the glory of the Lord fill his temple (StF 31)
O sing to the Lord (StF 42)
This is the day the Lord has made (StF 151)
This is the day, this is the day (StF 152)
We are marching in the light of God (StF 483)

1 Corinthians 15:19-26

All heaven declares the glory of the risen Lord (StF 293)
At the name of Jesus (StF 317)
Christ, our King before creation (StF 318)
Christ triumphant, ever reigning (StF 319)
Jesus comes with all his grace (StF 326)
Jesus is risen, alleluia! (StF 304)
Rejoice, the Lord is King! (StF 335)
We praise you, O God (StF 95)

or Acts 10: 34-43

* Christ is alive! Let Christians sing (StF 297)
Christ is the world's light, Christ and none other (StF 346)
Jesus Christ is the Lord of all (StF 352)
Jesus the carpenter, hanging on Calvary (StF 275)
I know that my Redeemer lives (StF 303)
Let earth and heaven agree (StF 358)

John 20: 1-18 or Luke 24: 1-12

*At early dawn they rise to come (website only)
Because you came and sat beside us (StF 420)
Christ has risen while the earth slumbers (StF 296)
* Christ is alive! Let Christians sing (StF 297)
Christ the Lord is risen today; Alleluia! (StF 298)
First of the week and finest day (StF 149)
He has risen (StF 302)
I danced in the morning (StF 247)
*Jesus is risen, alleluia! (StF 304)
Low in the grave he lay (StF 305)
See, what a morning, gloriously bright (StF 309)
The day of resurrection, earth, tell it out abroad! (StF 311)
Thine be the glory (StF 313)
This joyful Eastertide (StF 314)

See also hymns by Richard Leach and Andrew Pratt at *More hymns for Lent and Easter