Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

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

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
William Chatterton Dix
Genre	Hymn
Written	1866
Text	William Chatterton Dix
Based on	Revelation 5:9
Meter	8.7.8.7 D
Melody	"Hyfrydol" by Rowland Prichard "Alleluia" by Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Dix wrote the hymn as a Eucharistic hymn for Ascension Sunday. 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. Dix felt Church of England hymnals lacked sufficient Eucharistic hymns.

Melody

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.

Lyrics

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

1. Alleluia! Sing to Jesus;
His the scepter, His the throne.
Alleluia! His the triumph,
His the victory alone.
Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion
thunder like a mighty flood:
"Jesus out of every nation
has redeemed us by His blood."

2. Alleluia! Not as orphans
are we left in sorrow now.
Alleluia! He is near us;
faith believes, nor questions how.
Tho' the cloud from sight received Him
when the forty days were o'er,
shall our hearts forget His promise,
"I am with you evermore"?

3. Alleluia! Bread of heaven,
here on earth our food, our stay.
Alleluia! Here the sinful
flee to You from day to day.
Intercessor, Friend of sinners,
earth's Redeemer, hear our plea
where the songs of all the sinless
sweep across the crystal sea.

4. Alleluia! King eternal,
Thee the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! born of Mary,
Earth Thy footstool, heav'n Thy throne:
Thou within the veil hast entered,
robed in flesh our great High Priest;
Thou on earth both priest and victim
in the Eucharistic feast.