Hymns for the Living Church ‎#174

174. Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

1 Alleluia! sing to Jesus,
His the scepter, His the throne;
Alleluia! His the triumph,
His the victory alone.
Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion
Thunder like a mighty flood,
"Jesus, out of every nation
Hath redeemed us by His blood."

2 Alleluia! Not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us;
Faith believes, nor questions how;
Though the cloud from sight received Him,
When the forty days were o’er,
Shall our hearts forget His promise,
“I am with you evermore”?

3 Alleluia! Bread of Heaven,
Thou on earth our food and stay;
Alleluia! Here the sinful
Flee to Thee from day to day;
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
Earth’s Redeemer, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sinless
Sweep across the crystal sea.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Alleluia! sing to Jesus
• Title: Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
• Author: William C. Dix (1866)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Matthew 11:19
  ;
  Matthew 28:20
  ;
  John 6:41
  ;
  Revelation 5:9
  ;
  Revelation 19:1
• Topic: Ascension and Reign; Christ: Advocate; Christ: Ascension; Christ: Ever-living; Christ: Reign

Tune Information

• Name: HYFRYDOL
• Composer: Rowland H. Prichard (c. 1830)
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Music from "The English Hymnal" by permission of Oxford University Press, London