73a. Alleuia, 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
Title: Alleuia, song of gladness
Translator: Rev. J. M. Neale
Meter: 8.7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1894
Topic: Septuagesima
Source: 11th Century
Notes: Tune name in index: SEPTUAGESIMA
Tune Information
Name: [Alleluia, song of gladness]
Composer: E. J. Hopkins, Mus. Doc.
Meter: 8.7.



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