Alleluia! Alleluia!

1.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Hearts to heav’n and voices raise;
Sing to God a hymn of gladness,
Sing to God a hymn of praise.
He who one the cross as Savior
For the world’s salvation bled,
Jesus Christ, the King of Glory,
Now is risen from the dead.

2.
Now the iron bars are broken,
Christ from death to life is born,
Glorious life, and life immortal
On this resurrection morn;
Christ has triumphed and we conquer
By his mighty enterprise,
We with him to life eternal
By his resurrection rise.

Hymn Tune: Hymn of Joy
Composer: Ludwig V. Beethoven
Text: Christopher Wordsworth
Meter: 8 7 8 7 D
Uses: Easter

Alleluia! Alleuia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise

1.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let the holy anthem rise,
And the choirs of heaven chant it
In the temple of the skies;
Let the mountains skip with gladness,
And the joyful valleys ring
With hosannas in the highest
To our Savior and our King!

2.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Like the sun from out the wave,
He is risen up in triumph
From the darkness of the grave.
He’s the splendor of the nations,
He’s the lamp of endless day;
He’s the very Lord of glory
Who is risen up today!

3.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Blessed Jesus, make us rise
From the life of this corruption
To the life that never dies.
May your glory be our portion,
When the days of time are past,
And the dead shall be awakened
By the trumpet’s mighty blast!


Uses: Easter
Meter: 87 87 D
Hymn Tune: Holy Anthem

Christ, the Lord, is Risen Today

(another song with same title can be found here.)

1.
Christ, the Lord is ris’n today,
Alleluia!
All on earth with angels say,
Alleluia!
Raise your love and triumphs high,
Alleluia!
Sing ye heav’ns and earth reply,
Alleluia!

2.
Lives again our glorious King;
Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
Alleluia!
Once he died our souls to save,
Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave?
Alleluia!

3.
Love’s redeeming work is done,
Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won.
Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids him rise;
Alleluia!
Christ has open’d paradise.
Alleluia!

4.
Soar we now where Christ has led,
Alleluia!
Foll’wing our exalted head;
Alleluia!
Made like him, like he we rise,
Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave the skies.
Alleluia!

Uses: Easter
Meter: 77 77

Jesus Christ is Risen Today

1.
Jesus Christ is ris’n today,
Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy day,
Alleluia!
Who did once upon the cross,
Alleluia!
Suffer to redeem our loss,
Alleluia!

2.
Hymns of praise then let us sing,
Alleluia!
Unto Christ, our heav’nly King,
Alleluia!
Who endured the cross and grave,
Alleluia!
Sinners to redeem and save.
Alleluia!

3.
But the pains which he endured,
Alleluia!
Our salvation have procured;
Alleluia!
Now he reigns above as King,
Alleluia!
Where the angels ever sing,
Alleluia!

4.
Sing we to our God above,
Alleluia!
Praise eternal as his love,
Alleluia!
Praise him, all ye heav’nly host,
Alleluia!
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Alleluia!

Uses: Easter
Meter: 77 77 with alleluias

In Spanish: El Señor Resucitó

For All The Saints

1.
For all the saints,
Who from their labors rest,
Who you by faith
Before the world confessed,
Your name, O Jesus,
Be forever blest.

ALLELUIA!
ALLELUIA!

2.
O blest communion,
Fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle,
They in glory sine;
Yet all are one
Within your great design.

3.
The golden evening
Brightens in the west:
Soon to they loyal
Faithful comes their rest:
Sweet is the calm
Of Paradise so blest.

4.
But lo! There breaks
A yet more glorious day;
The saints triumphant
Rise in bright array;
The King of Glory
Passes on his way.

5.
From earth’s wide bounds,
From ocean’s farthest coast,
Through gates of heav’n
Streams in the countless host;
Singing to Father,
Son and Holy Ghost.

Text: Will W. How
Hymn tune: Sine Nomine
Meter: 10 10 10 with Alleluia
Uses: All Saints

Silent Night

1.

Silent night!

Holy night!

All is calm,

all is bright

Round yon Virgin

Mother and child!

Holy infant

so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace,

Sleep in heavenly peace.



2.

Silent night!

Holy night!

Shepherds quake

at the sight:

Glories stream from heaven afar;

heav'nly hosts sings "Alleluia!

Christ the Savior is born,

Christ the Savior is born.



3.

Silent night!

Holy night!

Son of God,

love's pure light,

Radiant beams from thy holy face,

With the dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth,

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.



Uses: Christmas



Hymn Tune: Stille Nacht

Meter: 66 89 66

Text: Joseph Mohr

Music: Franz X. Gruber

Be Joyful, Mary

Be Joyful, Mary

1.
Be joyful, Mary heav'nly queen,
Guade Maria:
You Son who died was living seen,

ALLELUIA,
LAETARE,
O MARIA.

2.
The Son you bore by heaven's grace,
Gaude Maria:
Did all our guilt and sin efface,

3.
The Lord has risen from the dead,
Guade Maria:
He rose with might as he had said,

Uses: Easter

Hymn Tune: Regina Caeli
Meter: 8 5 8 4 7
From the 17th Century

About the photo:
Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day 2007
St. Alfred Parish
Taylor, MI