Author: John Mason Neale, 1818 - 66 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #58 (1958) Hymnal Title: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America Lyrics: 1 Alleluia, song of sweetness,
Voice of joy that cannot die;
Alleluia is the anthem
Ever dear to 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. Amen.
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, blessèd Trinity,
At the last to keep thine Easter
In our home beyond the sky,
There to thee forever singing
Alleluia joyfully.
Amen. Topics: The Church Year Septuagesima to Lent Languages: English Tune Title: TANTUM ERGO (DULCE CARMEN)
Alleluia, song of sweetness