Alleluia! Lord Most Holy

Representative Text

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.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #7983

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Author: Anonymous

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	Alleluia! Lord most holy
Title:	Alleluia! Lord Most Holy
Author:	Anonymous
Meter:	8.8.8.8 D
Source:	Lyra Eucharistica, by Orby Shipley, 1869 (London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1869)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Tune

TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA

First associated with this text in Fredrik Engelke's Loftangeroch andeliga wisor (1873), TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA is probably a Swedish folk song, but versions of the tune were also sung in Germany in the early 1800s. This charmingly simple tune needs light accompaniment, perhaps just recorders 1 and…

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