Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

"Alleluia! Sing to Jesus" is a Christian hymn by William Chatterton Dix.

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
William Chatterton Dix
GenreHymn
Written1866
TextWilliam Chatterton Dix
Based onRevelation 5:9
Meter8.7.8.7 D
Melody

Dix wrote the hymn as a Eucharistic hymn for Ascension Sunday.[1] It is also commonly sung as an Easter hymn. It was originally titled "Redemption through the Precious Blood" and is based on Revelation 5:9.[1] Dix felt Church of England hymnals lacked sufficient Eucharistic hymns.[2]

Melody

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External audio
  Recording of Hyfrydol from Hymnary.org

It is most commonly sung to "Hyfrydol" by Rowland Prichard though Samuel Sebastian Wesley composed the tune "Alleluia" specifically for it in 1868.[3]

Lyrics

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Though now commonly only three stanzas are sung, it has a fourth, and the first is repeated after it, giving five stanzas total.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Alleluia, Sing to Jesus". Songs & Hymns. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. ^ "ALLELUIA (Wesley)". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 14 January 2024.