Merciful and everlasting God, who hast not spared Thine only Son, but delivered Him up for us all that he might bear our sins upon the cross, grant that our hearts may be so fixed with steadfast faith in Him that we may not fear the power of any adversaries; through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit now and forever. Amen. (from The Lutheran Hymnal. St Louis: Concordia, 1941)

O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so may we await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life, who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (from The Book of Common Prayer. New York: Seabury Press, 1979)

All powerful and ever-living God, your only Son went down among the dead and rose again in glory. In your goodness raise up your faithful people, buried with him in baptism, to be one with him in the eternal life of heaven, where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. (from The Liturgy of the Hours, volume II. New York: Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1976)