Three-Year Lectionary
Study the appointed readings, prayers and resources for Series A, Series B and Series C through the Church Year.
March 28, 2027
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Three-Year Lectionary · Series B
- First Reading
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Ex. 15:1–11 (read in NKJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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- Psalm
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Psalm 118:15–29 (read in NKJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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- Epistle
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1 Cor. 5:6b–8 (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 B
About this service
The Risen Lord Jesus Is Our Strength and Our Song, for He Has Become Our Salvation
O come, let us “sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously” (Ex. 15:1). By His cross, He has shattered the enemy, crushing sin and death beneath His feet; in His resurrection, He has brought us out of Egypt into the freedom of the Gospel. He has called us out of darkness into light, and led us from confusion, fear and weeping into the joy and gladness of His resurrection. He is our strength and our song, and He has become our salvation (Ex. 15:2). Thus do we hear and respond to His voice of the Gospel, as He calls each of us by name. We enter His tomb by our Baptism into His death, and just as surely as He has risen, so we also “must rise from the dead” (John 20:9). “Let us therefore celebrate the festival” (1 Cor. 5:8), not in the revelry of self-indulgence or in the debauchery of lust, but in sincere faith and genuine love. For “Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Cor. 5:7). He has thereby set us free from sin and death, and now He feeds us with Himself unto life everlasting.
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Introit, Gradual and Verse
Source: LCMS Three-Year Series (B) 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 463 Christ the Lord is Risen Today; Alleluia
- Distribution LSB 466 Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia
- Distribution LSB 490 Jesus Lives! The Victory’s Won
- Distribution LSB 603 We Know That Christ Is Raised
- Closing LSB 478 The Day of Resurrection
Source: LCMS Worship, Hymn Suggestions — Three-Year Lectionary Series B 2023–24 (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.