19b | Church Book#20 | 21 |
Text: | Alleluia! best and sweetest |
Author: | John Chandler |
Tune: | ALLELUIA, DULCE CARMEN |
1 Alleluia! best and sweetest
Of the hymns of praise above!
Alleluia! thou repeatest,
Angel host, these notes of love.
This ye utter,
While your golden harps ye move.
2 Alleluia! Church victorious,
Join the concert of the sky!
Alleluia! bright and glorious,
Lift, ye saints, this strain on high!
We, poor exiles,
Join not yet your melody.
3 Alleluia! strains of gladness
Suit not souls with anguish torn:
Alleluia! sounds of sadness
Best become our state forlorn:
Our offences
We with bitter tears must mourn.
4 But our earnest supplication
Holy God, we raise to Thee:
Visit us with Thy salvation,
Make us all Thy joys to see!
Alleluia!
Ours at length this strain shall be.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Alleluia! best and sweetest |
Latin Title: | Alleluia, dulce Carmen |
Author: | John Chandler (1837) |
Meter: | 8, 7. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1890 |
Topic: | Worship: Praise and Thanksgiving; Septuagesima Sunday |
Notes: | Alternate tune #292 or #293 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ALLELUIA, DULCE CARMEN |
Meter: | 8, 7. |
Key: | A Major |
Notes: | Composer from index: attributed to M. Haydn, 1800 |