EASTER OR RESURRECTION SUNDAY, is a festival and holiday celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred three days after his crucifixion by Romans at Calvary. It is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. The week before Easter is called Holy Week, and it contains the days of the Easter Triduum, including Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday), commemorating the Last Supper and its preceding foot washing, as well as Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus.
In western Christianity, Eastertide, the Easter Season, begins on Easter Sunday and lasts seven weeks, ending with the coming of the fiftieth day, Pentecost Sunday.
In Orthodoxy, the season of Pascha begins on Pascha and ends with the coming of the fortieth day, the Feast of the Ascension. Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar.
The First Council of Nicaea (325) established the date of Easter as the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon, the full moon that occurs on or soonest after 21 March (taken to be the date of the equinox). Ecclesiastically, the equinox is thus reckoned to be on 21 March (although the astronomical equinox occurs on 20 March in most years), and the "Full Moon" is not necessarily on the astronomically correct date. The date of Easter therefore varies from 22 March to 25 April inclusive.
Eastern Christianity bases its calculations on the Julian calendar, whose 21 March corresponds, during the 21st century, to 3 April in the Gregorian calendar, and in which therefore the celebration of Easter varies between 4 April and 8 May. Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover by much of its symbolism, as well as by its position in the calendar.
In many languages, the words for "Easter" and "Passover" are identical or very similar. Easter customs vary across the Christian world, and include sunrise services, exclaiming the Paschal greeting, clipping the church, and decorating Easter eggs, a symbol of the empty tomb. The Easter lily, a symbol of the resurrection, traditionally decorates the chancel area of churches on this day and for the rest of Eastertide. Additional customs that have become associated with Easter and are observed by both Christians and some non-Christians include egg hunting, the Easter Bunny, and Easter parades.
Easter Hymns Collection
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In western Christianity, Eastertide, the Easter Season, begins on Easter Sunday and lasts seven weeks, ending with the coming of the fiftieth day, Pentecost Sunday.
In Orthodoxy, the season of Pascha begins on Pascha and ends with the coming of the fortieth day, the Feast of the Ascension. Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar.
The First Council of Nicaea (325) established the date of Easter as the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon, the full moon that occurs on or soonest after 21 March (taken to be the date of the equinox). Ecclesiastically, the equinox is thus reckoned to be on 21 March (although the astronomical equinox occurs on 20 March in most years), and the "Full Moon" is not necessarily on the astronomically correct date. The date of Easter therefore varies from 22 March to 25 April inclusive.
Eastern Christianity bases its calculations on the Julian calendar, whose 21 March corresponds, during the 21st century, to 3 April in the Gregorian calendar, and in which therefore the celebration of Easter varies between 4 April and 8 May. Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover by much of its symbolism, as well as by its position in the calendar.
In many languages, the words for "Easter" and "Passover" are identical or very similar. Easter customs vary across the Christian world, and include sunrise services, exclaiming the Paschal greeting, clipping the church, and decorating Easter eggs, a symbol of the empty tomb. The Easter lily, a symbol of the resurrection, traditionally decorates the chancel area of churches on this day and for the rest of Eastertide. Additional customs that have become associated with Easter and are observed by both Christians and some non-Christians include egg hunting, the Easter Bunny, and Easter parades.
Easter Hymns Collection
- Abide With Me Fast Falls The Eventide
- Across The Eastern Hilltops
- Again The Lord Of Light And Life
- Alive Again
- All Glory Laud And Honor
- All Hail The Gladsome Easter Morn
- All Hail Thou Resurrection
- All Hail To The Prince Of Life
- All The Sacrifice Is Ended
- All Ye That Seek The Lord Who Died
- Alleluia Alleluia Hearts To Heaven And Voices Raise
- Alleluia King Victorious
- Alleluia Sing The Triumph
- Alleluia Song Of Gladness
- Alleluia Song Of Sweetness
- Almighty God Thy Word Is Cast
- An Exile For The Faith
- And Now Beloved Lord Thy Soul Resigning
- And Now This Holy Day
- Angels From The Realms Of Glory
- Angels Roll The Rock Away
- As Now The Suns Declining Rays
- As With Gladness Men Of Old
- At Easter Time
- At Even Ere The Sun Was Set
- At The Cross Her Station Keeping
- At The Feet Of Jesus
- At The Grave
- At The Lambs High Feast We Sing
- At Thy Feet O Christ We Lay
- Awake And Sing The Song
- Awake And Sing
- Awake Arise Lift Up Your Voice
- Awake Glad Soul
- Awake My Heart With Gladness
- Awake My Soul And With The Sun
- Awake Ye Saints Awake
- Beautiful Easter
- Beautiful Eastertide
- Beautiful Lilies
- Beautiful Morning
- Behold Us Lord A Little Space
- Beyond The Holy City Wall
- Blest Be The Everlasting God
- Blest Creator Of The Light
- Blest Morning Whose Young Dawning Rays
- Blow Golden Trumpets
- Break Forth Into Praise
- Bright Easter Skies
- Brighter Are The Sunbeams
- By Jesus Grave On Either Hand
- Christ Has Arisen
- Christ Is Risen (crosby)
- Christ Is Risen (kimball)
- Christ Is Risen (lane)
- Christ Is Risen (thompson)
- Christ Is Risen Christ Is Risen
- Christ Is Risen From The Dead
- Christ Is Risen Hallelujah
- Christ Jesus Lay In Deaths Strong Bands
- Christ The Lord Is Risen Again
- Christ The Lord Is Risen Today (crosby)
- Christ The Lord Is Risen Today (lyra)
- Christ The Lord Is Risen Today
- Christ Who Left His Home In Glory
- Christ Whose Glory Fills The Skies
- Christian Dost Thou See Them
- Christians Awake Salute The Happy Morn
- Christians To The Paschal Victim
- Come Away To The Skies
- Come Every Pious Heart
- Come Holy Ghost Who Ever One
- Come Let Us To The Lord Our God
- Come Let Us With Our Lord Arise
- Come See The Place Where Jesus Lay
- Come See The Place Where Jesus Lies
- Come Then Thou Prophet Of The Lord
- Come To Me Lord When First I Wake
- Come Ye Faithful Raise The Strain
- Come Ye Saints Look Here And Wonder
- Come Ye That Seek The Lord
- Conquering Kings Their Titles Take
- Could We Refuse
- Creator Of The Starry Height
- Creator Of The World To Thee
- Crown Him With Many Crowns
- Day Of God Thou Blessed Day
- Day Of Life And Joy
- Day Of Wrath O Day Of Mourning
- Death Hath No Terrors
- Death Is Conquered Hallelujah
- Do We Not Know That Solemn Word
- Do You Wonder Why Were Glad
- Down From Their Home On High
- Early Ere The Dawn Of The Morning
- Earth Has Many A Noble City
- Easter After Calvary
- Easter Bells (akers)
- Easter Bells (camp)
- Easter Bells (cleator)
- Easter Bells (gabriel)
- Easter Bells (pettingell)
- Easter Bells Are Pealing
- Easter Carol (barton)
- Easter Carol (crosby)
- Easter Carol (lathbury)
- Easter Flowers Are Blooming Bright
- Easter Flowers Easter Carols
- Easter Flowers
- Easter Gifts
- Easter Joyous Easter
- Easter Lilies
- Easter Morn Is Breaking
- Easter Morning
- Easter Offerings (goodman)
- Easter Offerings (sherman)
- Easter Song (andrews)
- Easter Song (blaikie)
- Easter Song (lathbury)
- Easter Song (sparrow)
- Easter Visits Earth Again
- Ere Yet The Dawn Has Filled The Skies
- Evensong Is Hushed In Silence
- Exalt The King
- Far Be Sorrow Tears And Sighing
- Father God We Glorify
- Father Let Me Dedicate
- First Of Martyrs
- Flee Away Ye Shades Of Night
- For Ever With The Lord
- For Thy Mercy And Thy Grace
- Forgive Them O My Father
- Forth In Thy Name O Lord I Go
- Forty Days And Forty Nights
- Forty Days Thy Seer Of Old
- From East To West From Shore To Shore
- From The Eastern Mountains
- Giver Of The Perfect Gift
- Glad Easter Morn
- Glorious Resurrection
- Glory Be To Jesus
- Glory To God The Morn Appointed Breaks
- Glory To Thee My God This Night
- Glory To Thee Who Safe Has Kept
- Go To Dark Gethsemane
- God From On High Hath Heard
- God Hath Sent His Angels
- God That Madest Earth And Heaven
- Grand Is The Song
- Great God And Saviour
- Great God What Do I See And Hear
- Hail All Hail
- Hail Gladdening Light
- Hail Mighty Victor
- Hail The Blessed Easter Morning
- Hail The Day That Sees Him Rise
- Hail Thee Festival Day (easter)
- Hail Thee Festival Day (pentecost)
- Hallelujah Christ Is Risen (hall)
- Hallelujah Christ Is Risen (wordsworth)
- Hallelujah Hallelujah (mack)
- Hallelujah He Is Risen
- Hallelujah Jesus Is Lord
- Hallelujah Jesus Lives
- Hallelujah Unto Jesus
- Happy Magdalene To Whom
- Hark A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding
- Hark Hark My Soul Angelic Songs Are Swelling
- Hark The Angels Bright Are Singing
- Hark The Glad Sound The Savior Comes
- Hark The Herald Angels Sing
- Hark The Springtide Breezes
- Have Mercy Lord On Me
- He Arose Today
- He Did Not Die In Vain
- He Is Arisen Glorious Word
- He Is Not Here But Is Risen
- He Is Risen (alexander)
- He Is Risen (bateman)
- He Is Risen (latta)
- He Is Risen (newell)
- He Is Risen He Is Risen
- He Is Risen
- He Lives Again (burns)
- He Lives Again (smith)
- He Lives And Reigns
- He Lives
- He Rose From The Dead
- He Rose O Morn Of Wonder
- He Stood In The Midst
- Heal Me O My Savior Heal
- Hear Our Prayer O Heavenly Father
- Hear The Chiming Easter Bells
- Hearts To Heaven And Voices Raise
- Heaven With Rosy Morn Is Glowing
- Heralds Of Easter
- His Are The Thousand Sparkling Rills
- His Be The Victors Name
- His Cheering Message From The Grave
- Holy Father Cheer Our Way
- Holy Father Hear Me
- Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almighty
- Holy Jesus By Thy Passion
- Hosanna To The King
- Hosanna To The Living Lord
- Hosannah To The Prince Of Light
- How Bitter Sweet The Mystery
- How Calm And Beautiful The Morn
- How Vain The Cruel Herods Fear
- I Know Not How That Bethlehems Babe
- I Know That My Redeemer Lives (medley)
- I Know That My Redeemer Lives
- I Say To All Men Far And Near
- I See The Crowd In Pilates Hall
- If Angels Sang Our Saviors Birth
- In His Own Raiment Clad
- In Lowering Gloom And Cloudiness
- In The Bonds Of Death He Lay
- In The Hour Of Trial
- In The Lords Atoning Grief
- In Thy Glorious Resurrection
- Into The Dim Earths Lowest Parts Descending
- It Is Finished Blessed Jesus
- Jesu The Worlds Redeeming Lord
- Jesus Lives
- Jesus And Shall It Ever Be
- Jesus Came The Heavens Adoring
- Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
- Jesus Christ Is Risen
- Jesus Christ My Sure Defense
- Jesus Gentlest Savior
- Jesus Has Lived
- Jesus I My Cross Have Taken
- Jesus Is Living
- Jesus Is Risen (kendall)
- Jesus Is Risen
- Jesus Is Victor
- Jesus Lives Thy Terrors Now
- Jesus Lives
- Jesus Lover Of My Soul
- Jesus My Lord My God My All
- Jesus Name Of Wondrous Love
- Jesus Reigns
- Jesus Stand Among Us
- Jesus Sun Of Righteousness
- Jesus The Crucified Pleads For Me
- Jesus The Rising Lord Of All
- Joy Bells
- Joy Dawned Again On Easter Day
- Joy Dispels Our Sorrow
- Joy Joy Immortal Joy
- Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us
- Let Us Rejoice The Fight Is Won
- Let Us Rise In Early Morning
- Let Us Sing For Joy
- Let Us With A Gladsome Mind
- Life We Hail Thee
- Lift Up Lift Up Your Voices Now
- Lift Up Your Hearts Ye People
- Lift Up Your Voices
- Lift Your Glad Voices In Triumph On High
- Lift Your Voice Rejoicing Mary
- Light Breaks Upon The Tomb
- Light From The Tomb
- Light Of The World Forever Ever Shining
- Lights Glittering Morn Bedecks The Sky
- Like The Golden Sun Ascending
- Listen Sisters Listen Brothers
- Little Bells Of Easter
- Lo God Is Here Let Us Adore
- Lo He Comes With Clouds Descending
- Lo Round The Throne A Glorious Band
- Lo The Lord The Mighty Savior
- Lo The Pilgrim Magi
- Lo The Winter Is Past
- Lord In This Thy Mercys Day
- Lord In Thy Name Thy Servants Plead
- Lord Keep Us Safe This Night
- Lord Not Despairingly
- Lord To Thee Alone We Turn
- Lord When Thy Kingdom Comes Remember Me
- Loves Redeeming Work Is Done
- Low In The Grave He Lay
- Mary To Her Saviors Tomb
- Mary To The Saviors Tomb
- Merrily Cheerily
- Morn Of Joy
- Morning Breaks Upon The Tomb
- Morning Red
- Morns Roseate Hues Have Decked The Sky
- Most Glorious Lord Of Life That On This Day
- My Faith Looks Up To Thee
- My Father For Another Night
- My God I Love Thee Not Because
- My Lord My Master At Thy Feet Adoring
- New Every Morning Is The Love
- Now Let The Vault Of Heaven Resound
- Now That The Daylight Fills The Sky
- Now The Green Blade Rises
- O Blessed Day
- O Christ The Heavens Eternal King
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- O Come And Mourn With Me Awhile
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- O Day Of Light And Gladness
- O Day Of Rest And Gladness
- O God Of Truth O Lord Of Might
- O Holy Spirit Whom Our Master Sent
- O Jesus Crowned With All Renown
- O Jesus Crucified For Man
- O Jesus Our King
- O Joyful Sound
- O Lamb Of God Still Keep Me
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- O Lord Turn Not Thy Face From Me
- O Paradise O Paradise
- O Paschal Feast What Joy Is Thine
- O Perfect Life Of Love
- O Praise Our Great And Gracious Lord
- O Quickly Come Dread Judge Of All
- O Sacred Head Sore Wounded
- O Sacred Head Surrounded
- O Savior Ere We Part
- O Savior Precious Savior
- O Short Was His Slumber
- O Show Me Not My Savior Dying
- O Sinner Lift The Eye Of Faith
- O Sons And Daughters Let Us Sing
- O Strength And Stay Upholding All Creation
- O Thou Who By A Star Didst Guide
- O Voice Of The Beloved
- O Worship The King All Glorious Above
- Object Of All Our Knowledge Here
- Of The Fathers Love Begotten
- Oft In Danger Oft In Woe
- On Jordans Bank The Baptists Cry
- On The Resurrection Morning
- On This Day The First Of Days
- On This Morn We See The Dawning
- On Wings Of Living Light
- On With The Cross
- Our Day Of Praise Is Done
- Our Lord Christ Hath Risen
- Our Lord Is Risen From The Dead
- Our Risen Lord
- Our Risen Savior
- Pleasant Are Thy Courts Above
- Praise His Name Forever (gabriel)
- Praise The Redeemer Almighty To Save
- Praise The Savior Now And Ever
- Proclaim The Tidings
- Rejoice Rejoice
- Rejoice The King Is Risen
- Rejoice The Lord Is King
- Resting From His Work Today
- Resurrection Morn So Fair
- Ride On Ride On In Majesty
- Ring Happy Bells Of Easter Time
- Ring Out Sweet Easter Bells
- Ring Ye Chiming Bells
- Rise All Who Seek The Crucified
- Risen For Me
- Risen Hallelujah
- Risen
- Rock Of Ages Cleft For Me
- Savior Again To Thy Dear Name We Raise
- Savior Breathe An Evening Blessing
- Sealed Was The Tomb
- See From The Morning Land
- See The Destined Day Arise
- Send Out The Tidings
- Servants Of God Awake
- Shall Man O God Of Light And Life
- Shines Our Morning Star
- Shout Forth The Tidings
- Shout Shout For Joy
- Sinful Sighing To Be Blest
- Sing My Tongue The Glorious Battle
- Sing Oh Sing
- Sing The Glorious Victory
- Sing We Now Our Hymns Of Gladness
- Sing With All The Saints In Glory
- Sing Ye Faithful Sing With Gladness
- Sinners Dismiss Your Fear
- So Rest My Rest
- Soft The Bells Are Ringing
- Softly Now The Light Of Day
- Songs Of Thankfulness And Praise
- Summer Suns Are Glowing
- Sun Of My Soul Thou Savior Dear
- Sweet And Clear The Birds Are Singing
- Sweet Easter Bells A Chime
- Sweet Easter Bells
- Sweet Easter Time
- Sweet Is The Work My God My King
- Sweet Savior Bless Us Ere We Go
- Sweet The Moments Rich In Blessing
- Swing Snowy Lilies
- Tell It With A Shout
- That Day Of Wrath That Dreadful Day
- That Eastertide With Joy Was Bright
- The Advent Of Our King
- The Ancient Law Departs
- The Apostles Hearts Were Full
- The Battle Of Calvary
- The Bells Of Easter
- The Bells Of Hope
- The Bells
- The Buds Are Bursting On The Trees
- The Conqueror
- The Day Draws On With Golden Light
- The Day Is Past And Over
- The Day Of Resurrection
- The Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended
- The Easter Bells
- The Easter Dawn
- The Friend Of Sinners Dies
- The Grave Itself A Garden Is
- The Happy Morn Is Come
- The Heavenly Child In Stature Grows
- The Holy Anthem
- The Holy Dawn
- The Lambs High Banquet Called To Share
- The Lambs High Banquet We Await
- The Lord Arose
- The Lord Be With Us As We Bend
- The Lord Hath Risen
- The Lord Is Risen Indeed
- The Lord Is Risn Indeed
- The Lord Of Life Is Risen
- The Lord Of Sabbath Let Us Praise
- The Lords My Shepherd Ill Not Want
- The Mighty Conqueror
- The Mighty God The Lord Hath Spoken
- The Morning Kindles All The Sky
- The Morning Purples All The Sky
- The People That In Darkness Sat
- The Radiant Morn Hath Passed Away
- The Resurrection Day
- The Risen Jesus
- The Risen Lord Today Is King
- The Royal Banners Forward Go
- The Son Of David Bowed To Die
- The Song Of The Morning
- The Stone Rolled Away
- The Strife Is Oer The Battle Done
- The Third Day
- The Year Is Gone Beyond Recall
- There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood
- Thine Be The Glory Risen Conquering Son
- Thine Is The Glory
- This Is The Day Of Light
- This Is The Day The Lord Hath Made
- This Joyful Easter Tide
- This Joyful Eastertide
- Those Eternal Bowers
- Thou Art The Way To Thee Alone
- Thou Hallowed Chosen Morn Of Praise
- Thou In Whose Name The Two Or Three
- Throned Upon The Awful Tree
- Through The Day Thy Love Has Spared Us
- To Christ The Prince Of Peace
- To Thee And To Thy Christ O God
- To Thee Our God We Fly
- Twas At The Matin Hour
- Upon The Sixth Day Of The Week
- Victorious
- Wake Sweetest Strain
- Wake The Joyful Echoes
- We Walk By Faith And Not By Sight
- We Welcome Glad Easter
- Weary Of Earth And Laden With My Sin
- Welcome Happy Morning
- Welcome Thou Victor In The Strife
- What Do The Flowers Say
- What Easter Brings
- When Christ Arose
- When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
- When Our Heads Are Bowed With Woe
- When Wounded Sore The Stricken Heart
- Where Is Thy Sting
- Where The Light For Ever Shineth
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night
- Who Shall Roll The Stone Away (croll)
- Who Shall Roll The Stone Away (engstrom)
- With Joy The Morn Is Waking
- Ye Choirs Of New Jerusalem
- Ye Fainting Souls Lift Up Your Eyes
- Ye Humble Souls That Seek The Lord
- Ye Men Of Israel Hear
- Ye Sons And Daughters Of The King
- Yes The Redeemer Rose
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