Rejoice, heavenly powers! Sing, choirs of angels!
Exalt all creation around God's throne! Jesus Christ our king is risen!
...This is the night when Christians everywhere,
washed clean of sin and freed from all defilement,
are restored to grace and grow together in holiness.
washed clean of sin and freed from all defilement,
are restored to grace and grow together in holiness.
... What good would life have been to us,
had Christ not come as our Redeemer?
had Christ not come as our Redeemer?
...Night truly blessed when heaven is wedded to earth,
and we are reconciled with God!
and we are reconciled with God!
...Accept this Easter candle, a flame divided but undimmed,
a pillar of fire that glows to the honor of God.
Let it mingle with the lights of heaven and continue bravely burning
to dispel the darkness of this night!
a pillar of fire that glows to the honor of God.
Let it mingle with the lights of heaven and continue bravely burning
to dispel the darkness of this night!
(excerpts from the Exsultet, the Easter Proclamation)
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