...being the day of our Lord's suffering on the Cross, even as He is recognised by the Church to be " the very Paschal Lamb which was offered for us and hath taken away the sin of the world," according to St. Paul's declaration, " Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us " (1 Cor. v. 7). Justin...

...mysteries might receive the benefits of His redemption. Therefore, with angels, etc. . . . EASTER. But chiefly are we bound to praise Thee for the glorious resurrection of Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who is the very Lamb of God, which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sins of the world; who...

...mother; and that without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin. Therefore, etc. Upon Easter Day But chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious...to life again hath restored to us everlasting life. Therefore, etc. Upon the Ascension Day Through thy most dear beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who,...

...Anthems, is the Proper Preface for Easter in which we give thanks for the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord: "for he is the very Paschal...life again hath restored to us everlasting life." This was taken over from the old Roman rite, or rather its Sarum equivalent, and it is still preserved...

...humanity need to cringe towards God via bloody altars. Because, as the Easter Day preface assures us, 'He is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us, and has taken away the sin of the world. Who by his death has destroyed death.' 'O Lamb of God,' we plead,...

...Preface for Easter in the BCP is rich in atonement imagery. The crucified and risen Christ is seen as 'the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us,...life again hath restored to us everlasting life'. The Paschal or Passover Lamb is a sacrificial image; to take away the sin of the world is an expiatory...