Three-Year Lectionary
Study the appointed readings, prayers and resources for Series A, Series B and Series C through the Church Year.
April 5, 2026
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Three-Year Lectionary · Series A
- First Reading
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Ex. 14:10–15:1 (read in NKJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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- Psalm
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Psalm 118:15–29 or The Song of Moses and Israel (read in NKJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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- Epistle
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1 Cor. 15:1–11 (read in NKJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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- Gospel
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John 20:1–18 (read in NKJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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Easter Sunrise
Three-Year Lectionary · Series A
About this service
The Lord Jesus Brings Us Out of Death into Life with His God and Father in Heaven
In Adam, all people die because all people sin. The children of that first gardener have been driven out of Paradise and return to the dust whence they were taken. But now another Gardener has come, who has made His bed in the dust of the earth and who, by His rising, restores Paradise to all the children of men. With His voice of the Gospel, He calls us by name, and He opens our eyes to behold Him by faith. At His Word, we enter His tomb through Baptism into His death, so that, just as He is risen, we also “rise from the dead” (John 20:9). Come, then, “sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously” (Ex. 15:1). He has fought for us against our enemies, and in His resurrection not one enemy remains. “Fear not,” therefore, but “see the salvation of the Lord” (Ex. 14:13), which He delivers “as of first importance” by the preaching of His Gospel (1 Cor. 15:3). Thus, we are raised with Christ “in accordance with the Scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:4), and we stand firm because we “are being saved” (1 Cor. 15:1–2).
Source: LCMS Worship, Lectionary Summaries — Three-Year Lectionary Series A (opens in a new tab). Used by permission. These pages may be reproduced for congregational use only. Commercial reproduction, or reproduction for sale of this work or any portion of this work, without the written permission of the copyright holder, is prohibited. © The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Scripture quoted in the summary is from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Introit, Gradual and Verse
Source: LCMS Three-Year Series (A) Propers Chart (opens in a new tab). Citations only; no liturgical or Scripture text is reproduced.
Prayers of the Church
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Hymn of the Day
LSB 467 Awake, My Heart, with Gladness
The LCMS Hymn of the Day list appoints this hymn as the Hymn of the Day for The Resurrection of Our Lord (Sunrise) (One-Year) and Easter Sunrise (Series A, B and C).
Source: LCMS Worship, Hymn of the Day — Arranged by Church Year, p. 168 (opens in a new tab). Appointment identity only. Lutheran Service Book text and LCMS study content are not reproduced.
Suggested hymns
- Entrance LSB 457 Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
- Distribution LSB 633 At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing
- Distribution LSB 474 Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen
- Closing LSB 465 Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds
Source: LCMS Worship, Hymn Suggestions — Three-Year Lectionary Series A 2025–26 (opens in a new tab). Hymn numbers and titles only; hymn texts are not reproduced. Reproduction for individual, church or school use does not require permission. © The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.