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Alleluia! Alleluia! hearts and voices heavenward raise
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Alleluia! Alleluia! hearts and voices heavenward raise by Joseph Barnby — Lyrics
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Hearts [and voices heavenward/to heaven 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.
Now the iron bars are broken,
Christ from death to life is born,
Glorious life, and life immortal,
On this holy Easter morn:
Christ has triumphed, and we conquer
By his mighty enterprise,
We with him to life eternal
By his resurrection rise.
Christ is risen, Christ, the firstfruits
Of the holy harvestfield,
Which will all its full abundance
At his second coming yield:
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About Alleluia! Alleluia! hearts and voices heavenward raise
Joseph Barnby’s setting of this joyful Easter hymn expresses the triumph of Christ’s resurrection. The text celebrates the opening of the grave, Christ’s victory over death, and the promise of eternal life for believers. It speaks of the 'iron bars' of death being broken and Christ rising to 'glorious life, and life immortal' on Easter morn. The SATB voicing allows for rich harmonic expression as the choir proclaims Christ’s risen glory and the hope of our own resurrection. The text looks forward to Christ's second coming and the final harvest of souls, urging hearts and voices to raise a hymn of gladness and praise.
