Religion
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Translated by John Brownlie (1896) · From Hymns of the Early Church (1896)
Alleluia! Alleluia!
The din of battle now is dead,
And glory crowns the Victor's head;
Let mirth abound,
And songs resound—Alleluia!
Alleluia! alleluia!
The bitter pangs of death are past,
And Christ hath vanquished hell at last;
Cheers are ringing,
Psalms are singing—Alleluia!
Alleluia! alleluia!
And when the morn appointed broke,
All decked with beauty Christ awoke;
O shout with glee,
Sing merrily—Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Hell hath He closed with His own hand,
The gates of heaven wide open stand;
Let mirth abound,
And songs resound—Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
'Tis Thy wounds, O Blessed Jesus—
'Tis Thy death from dying frees us,
That living, we
May sing with glee—Alleluia!
Codex Note
Latin: Finita jam sunt prælia. Brownlie: of unknown date and authorship; traced no further back than the Hymnodia Sacra, Munster, 1753.
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Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Alleluia! Alleluia!” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/21/.
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Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Alleluia! Alleluia!” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/21/.
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