Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
- "Hyfrydol" by Rowland Prichard
- "Alleluia" by Samuel Sebastian Wesley
"Alleluia! Sing to Jesus" is a Christian hymn by William Chatterton Dix.
Dix wrote the hymn as a Eucharistic hymn for Ascension Sunday.[1] It is also commonly sung as an Easter hymn. It was originally titled "Redemption through the Precious Blood" and is based on Revelation 5:9.[1] Dix felt Church of England hymnals lacked sufficient Eucharistic hymns.[2]
Melody
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Recording of Hyfrydol from Hymnary.org |
It is most commonly sung to "Hyfrydol" by Rowland Prichard though Samuel Sebastian Wesley composed the tune "Alleluia" specifically for it in 1868.[3]
Lyrics
Though now commonly only three stanzas are sung, it has a fourth, and the first is repeated after it, giving five stanzas total.[1][2]
1. Alleluia! Sing to Jesus; |
References
- ^ a b c "Alleluia, Sing to Jesus". Songs & Hymns. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "ALLELUIA (Wesley)". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 14 January 2024.