Alleluia, Song Of Gladness

Alleluia, song of gladness,

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.

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.

Alleluia we deserve not

Here to chant forevermore;

Alleluia our transgressions

Make us for a while give o'er;

For the holy time is coming

Bidding us our sins deplore.

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.