Lutheran Text
The following is an example form of the Lutheran Exsultet, taken from the Lutheran Service Book. This version, or a similar translation, may be among various Lutheran denominations.
- Rejoice now, all you heavenly choirs of angels;
- Rejoice now, all creation;
- Sound forth, trumpet of salvation,
- And proclaim the triumph of our King.
- Rejoice too, all the earth,
- In the radiance of the light now poured upon you
- And made brilliant by the brightness of the everlasting King;
- Know that the ancient darkness has been forever banished.
- Rejoice, O Church of Christ,
- Clothed in the brightness of this light;
- Let all this house of God ring out with rejoicing,
- With the praises of all God's faithful people.
- The Lord be with you.
- And with your spirit.
- Lift up your hearts.
- We lift them up to the Lord.
- Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
- It is right and just.
- It is truly good, right, and salutary
- That we should at all times and in all places,
- With all our heart and mind and voice,
- Praise You, O Lord, Holy Father, almighty everlasting God,
- And your only begotten Son,
- Jesus Christ.
- For He is the very Paschal Lamb
- Who offered Himself for the sin of the world,
- Who has cleansed us by the shedding of His precious blood.
- This is the night
- When You brought our fathers, the children of Israel,
- Out of bondage in Egypt
- And led them through the Red Sea on dry ground.
- This is the night
- When all who believe in Christ
- Are delivered from bondage to sin
- And are restored to life and immortality.
- This is the night
- When Christ, the Life, rose from the dead.
- The seal of the grave is broken
- And the morning of a new creation breaks forth out of night.
- How wonderful and beyond all telling is Your mercy toward us, O God,
- That to redeem a slave You gave Your Son.
- How holy is this night
- When all wickedness is put to flight
- And sin is washed away.
- How holy is this night
- When innocence is restored to the fallen
- And joy is given to those downcast.
- How blessed is this night
- When man is reconciled to God in Christ.
- Holy Father,
- Accept now the evening sacrifices of our thanksgiving and praise.
- Let Christ, the true light and morning star, shine in our hearts,
- He who gives light to all creation,
- Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
- One God, now and forever.
- Amen.
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