This edition was prepared by Barry Johnston — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Hallelujah
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SSTB · Barry Johnston
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Hallelujah by Amos Bull — Lyrics
Alleluja. Laudate Dominum de caelis; laudate eum in excelsis.
Laudate eum, omnes angeli ejus; laudate eum, omnes virtutes ejus.
Laudate eum, sol et luna; laudate eum, omnes stellae et lumen.
Laudate eum, caeli caelorum; et aquae omnes quae super caelos sunt,
laudent nomen Domini. Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt; ipse mandavit,
et creata sunt.
Statuit ea in aeternum, et in saeculum saeculi; praeceptum posuit, et non praeteribit.
Laudate Dominum de terra, dracones et omnes abyssi;
ignis, grando, nix, glacies, spiritus procellarum, quae faciunt verbum ejus;
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About Hallelujah
The text, drawn from Psalm 148, is a magnificent call to praise God from all of creation. It begins with a resounding Alleluia and proceeds to list the heavens, angels, powers, sun, moon, stars, waters, and then the earth with its mountains, trees, beasts, birds, and rulers, all urging them to laud the Lord. The composer Amos Bull sets this grand vision in a sacred anthem for SSTB choir, blending Latin and English text. The music aims to capture the expansive, universal scope of the psalm's message, inviting singers and listeners alike to join in cosmic adoration.
