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Text:Alleluia! Lord Most Holy
Author:Unknown
Tune:TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA
Arranger:Oscar Ahnfelt
Media:MIDI file

7983. Alleluia! Lord Most Holy

1 Alleluia! Lord most holy,
In Thy manger throne we hail Thee;
Alleluia! Meek and lowly,
Never shall our worship fail Thee.

2 Alleluia! Choirs of angels
Sing at midnight hour Thy glory,
To the watchful shepherds telling
From the skies Thy natal story.

3 Alleluia! Child of Mary,
Low the shepherds bend before Thee;
Alleluia! Eastern monarchs
With their costliest gifts adore Thee.

4 Alleluia! Still unended
Rings the angel note above;
From our altars sweetly blending
Echoes Earth’s response of love.

5 Alleluia! Shine the tapers,
Gleams the holly’s burnished spray;
Alleluia! Chant the credo,
Christ, we welcome Thee today.

Text Information
First Line: Alleluia! Lord most holy
Title: Alleluia! Lord Most Holy
Author: Unknown
Meter: LMD
Language: English
Source: Lyra Eucharistica, by Orby Shipley, 1869 (London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1869)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA
Arranger: Oscar Ahnfelt (1855)
Meter: LMD
Key: D Major
Source: Traditional Swedish Melody
Copyright: Public Domain



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