Alleluia:

Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1868

William C. Dix, 1866

Alleluia! sing to Jesus!

His the scepter, His the throne;

Alleluia! His the triumph,

His the victory alone:

Hark! the songs of peaceful Sion

Thunder like a mighty flood;

Jesus out of every nation

Hath redeemed us by His blood.

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|?

Alleluia! Bread of Heaven,

Thou on earth our Food, our 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.

Alleluia! King eternal,

Thee the Lord of lords we own:

Alleluia! born of Mary,

Earth thy footstool, heaven thy throne:

Thou within the veil hast entered,

Robed in flesh, our great High Priest:

Thou on earth both Priest and Victim

In the Eucharistic feast.

Alleluia! sing to Jesus!

His the scepter, His the throne;

Alleluia! His the triumph,

His the victory alone;

Hark! the songs of holy Sion

Thunder like a mighty flood;

Jesus out of every nation

Hath redeemed us by his blood.

Amen.