Hearts to heaven and voices raise.C. 103-106; 146-150) and in the New Testament in Revelation 19: 1-6. In the glorious hymn, “Alleluia! "But the pains, which he endur'd, Our salvation have procur'd; Now He reigns above the sky, Where the angels ever cry Hallelujah." O friends, in gladness let us sing, supernal anthems echoing, Alleluia! Alleluia! When a friend moves away or leaves us for a long time, our first response is to feel sad and lonely. Alleluia! Wordsworth, Bishop of Lincoln. Achieving little initial success, the song found greater popular acclaim through a recording by John Cale, which inspired a recording by Jeff Buckley. Risen our victorious Head; Sing His praises; Hallelujah! Christ is risen from the dead. During our Sunday morning church service, the music minister played his guitar and sang Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah". Alleluia! Hallelujah. Alleluia! Alleluia! Ye holy twelve, ye martyrs strong, all saints triumphant, raise the song: Alleluia! It has been viewed as a "baseline" for secular hymns. Hallelujah! Alleluia! "Alleluia" is the Greek spelling of a Hebrew expression, "Hallelu Yah[weh]," which simply means "praise the Lord." : Christ is risen: Hallelujah! simplecatholictruth.com/2016/03/26/hallelujah-easter-version But this hymn mentions nothing f the gospel. Hallelujah. Hallelujah, Hallelujah Here are the top ten most popular versions, as picked by We the People across the World, on youtube. Christ is risen! Hallelujah's lyrics recount some of the story of Israel's King David in Cohen's own enigmatic style. Hallelujah! This hymn is a declaration of Jesus’ victory over death, and his continued presence among his people. Hallelujah means God be praised. Alleluia! [Easter. The gospel is that if we repent of our sins, then believe that the Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead, having took our sins away on the cross and so taking away our guilt and punishment, then we … That phrase is found in the Old Testament as a frame around a number of the psalms (Ps. Respond, ye souls in endless rest, ye patriarchs and prophets blest, Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!” author William C. Dix invites us to sing that new song of praise to our ascended Savior. All the sadness Of His earthly life is o’er; Through the open gates of gladness He returns to life once more; Death and hell before Him bending, He doth rise the Victor now, Angels on His steps attending, Glory round His wounded brow. ]First published in his Holy Year, &c 1862, p. 81, as the first of two hymns for Easter-day, in 5 stanzas of 4 double lines.Its use in all English-speaking countries is most extensive, and it ranks with the best of the author's hymns. Hallelujah has more recently become a top request for funeral services, and was even sung at former NDP leader Jack Layton's funeral in 2011. "Hymns of praises let us sing, Hymns to Christ our heav'nly King, Who endur'd both cross and grave, Sinners to redeem and save. I searched online for the music without singing and found this video on YouTube. However, the lyrics Gale sang were different. Alleluia! About Hallelujah "Hallelujah" is a song written by Canadian singer Leonard Cohen, originally released on his album Various Positions (1984). Alleluia! Alleluia! Nevertheless, we hope, most Catholic priests gently turn down such requests. Alleluia! They were written by George Stroh, the pastor of Maranatha Bible Church in Peoria, Arizona.