265. Sing Alleluia forth in duteous praise
10.10.7
Alleluia Perenne:
William Henry Monk, 1868
Alleluia Piis Edite:
John S. B. Hodges (1830-1915)
Latin;
Tr. John Ellerton, 1865
| Sing Alleluia forth in duteous praise, Ye citizens of heaven, O sweetly raise An endless Alleluia. | | Ye powers, who stand before the eternal Light, In hymning choirs re-echo to the height An endless Alleluia. | | The holy city shall take up your strain, And with glad songs resounding wake again An endless Alleluia. | | In blissful antiphons ye thus rejoice To render to the Lord with thankful voice An endless Alleluia. | | Ye who have gained at length your palms in bliss, Victorious ones, your chant shall still be this, An endless Alleluia. | | There, in one grand acclaim, for ever ring The strains which tell the honour of your King, An endless Alleluia. | | This is sweet rest for weary ones brought back, This is glad food and drink which ne'er shall lack, An endless Alleluia. | | While thee, by whom were all things made, we praise For ever, and tell out in sweetest lays An endless Alleluia. | | Almighty Christ, to thee our voices sing Glory for evermore; to thee we bring An endless Alleluia. | |