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Before 11th cent. Tr. J. M. Neale.

LLELUYA, song of sweetness,
 * Voice of joy, eternal lay;

Alleluya is the anthem
 * Of the choirs in heavenly day,

Which the Angels sing, abiding
 * In the house of God alway.

2 Alleluya, thou resoundest,
 * Salem, mother, ever blest;

Alleluyas without ending,
 * Fit yon place of gladsome rest;

Exiles we, by Babel’s waters,
 * Sit in bondage and distrest.

3 Alleluya we deserve not
 * Here to chant for evermore:

Alleluya our transgressions
 * Make us for awhile give o’er;

For the holy time is coming,
 * Bidding us our sins deplore.

4. Trinity of endless glory,
 * Hear thy people as they cry;

Grant us all to keep thy Easter
 * In our home beyond the sky;

There to thee our Alleluya
 * Singing everlastingly. Amen.