The Church Hymnal ‎#73a

73a. Alleluia, song of gladness

1 Alleluia, song of gladness,
Voice of joy that cannot die;
Alleluia is the anthem
Ever dear to choirs on high;
In the house of God abiding
Thus they sing eternally.

2 Alleluia thou resoundest,
True Jerusalem and free;
Alleluia joyful mother.
All thy children sing with thee;
But by Babylon's sad waters
Mourning exiles now are we.

3 Alleluia cannot always
Be our song while here below;
Alleluia our transgressions
Make us for awhile forego:
For the solemn time is coming
When our tears for sin must flow.

4 Therefore in our hymns we pray Thee,
Grant us blessèd Trinity,
At the last to keep Thine Easter
In our home beyond the sky;
There to Thee forever singing
Alleluia joyfully.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Alleluia, song of gladness
• Translator: J. M. Neale
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Septuagesima; Processionals: Septuagesima, etc.; Septuagesima, etc.

Tune Information

• Name: DULCE CARMEN
• Composer: Haydn
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.
• Key: A Major