Alleluia, Alleluia! Hearts to Heaven

This is an energetic hymn of praise, which is especially suitable for Easter.

The words were written by English intellectual and Anglican clergyman Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1885), who was a nephew of celebrated English poet, William Wordsworth (1770–1850).

With meter 8.7.8.7 D, tunes it has been set to include:

LUX EOI by Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) - of Gilbert and Sullivan fame
AUSTRIA by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
HYMN TO JOY/ODE TO JOY by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
WEISSE FLAGGEN, composer unknown, from Tochter Sion, Cologne, 1741
EBENEZER (YON-Y-BOTEL) by Welsh composer Thomas John Williams (1890-1944).

Downloads

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PowerPoint slides

Downloadable SATB quartet arrangement

Uniosn choir setting with piano and guitar chords - downloadable

Examples

Choir with organ, recorded in a church-service, tune AUSTRIA

Choir with organ, words on-screen. Tune LUX EOI

Choir with organ, tune WEISSE FLAGGEN

Duet with guitar and silver flute, tune HYMN OF JOY

Singer with guitar, tune EBENEZER (YON-Y-BOTEL)

Singer with guitar, words and chords on-screen, tune LUX EOI

Instrumental - guitar

Instrumental organ. Tune LUX EOI, words on-screen

Lyrics

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 on the cross a victim
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 the holy Easter morn.
Christ has triumphed, and we conquer
by His mighty enterprise;
we with Him to life eternal
by His resurrection rise.

3 Christ is risen, Christ, the first-fruits
of the holy harvest field,
which will all its full abundance
at His second coming yield.
Then the golden ears of harvest
will their heads before Him wave,
ripened by His glorious sunshine
from the furrows of the grave.

4 Christ is risen, we are risen!
Shed upon us heav'nly grace,
rain and dew and gleams of glory
from the brightness of Thy face,
that we, with our hearts in heaven,
here on earth may fruitful be,
and by angel hands be gathered,
and be ever, Lord, with Thee.

5 Alleluia, alleluia!
Glory be to God on high!
Alleluia! to the Savior
who has gained the victory!
Alleluia! to the Spirit,
fount of love and sanctity!
Alleluia, alleluia to the Triune Majesty!