Hymnal Supplement 98 ‎#819

819. Alleluia, Song of Gladness

1 Alleluia, song of gladness,
Voice of joy that cannot die;
Alleluia is the anthem
Ever raised by 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 a while forego;
For the solemn time is coming
When our tears for sin must flow.

4 Therefore in our hymns we pray Thee,
Grant us, blessed Trinity,
At the last to keep Thine Easter
With Thy faithful saints on high;
There to Thee forever singing
Alleluia joyfully.

Text Information

• First Line: Alleluia, song of gladness
• Title: Alleluia, Song of Gladness
• Translator: John M. Neale, 1818-66 (alt.)
• Meter: 87 87 87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Psalm 137:1-6
• Topic: Transfiguration
• Source: Latin hymn, 11th cent.
• Copyright: Public domain

Tune Information

• Name: LAUDA ANIMA (PRAISE, MY SOUL)
• Composer: John Goss, 1800-80
• Meter: 87 87 87
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain