A Prayer For Holy Saturday

Merciful and everliving God, Creator of heaven and earth,
the crucified body of your Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy day.
Grant that we may await with him the dawning of the third day and rise in newness of life,
through Jesus Christ our Redeemer. Amen.
(The Book of Common Prayer, U.S.A., 20th cent., Alt.)