Alleluia Sing To Jesus Hymn - Gods Country, QVT Productions

William Dix wrote "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus" as a communion hymn for Ascension Sunday. This hymn was originally called "Redemption through the Precious Blood" and was inspired by Revelation 5:9 This hymn, although usually presented with three verses, has a fourth verse, and also originally repeated the first verse at the end, giving it five verses total. It was first published by Dix in Altar Songs, Verses on the Holy Eucharist, 1867. A year later it was included in the Appendix of Hymns Ancient and Modern, with a tune specifically written for it by Samuel Sebastian Wesley, called Alleluia. This tune is still preferred by Hymns Ancient and Modern, but it is seldom sung today. The 1909 edition had a different tune, Adoration, by B. Luard Selby, but this tune is not found in any modern hymnal. The tune to which it is most commonly sung is Hyfrydol, written by Rowland H. Prichard.

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[irmatvep]

Rowland H. Prichard is the one who composed this hymn. Not William Dix.

[tvnorth]

@irmatvep Prichard composed the tune - Dix wrote the hymn.

[Scotsbell]

This was one of my wedding hymns but singing, "Love Divine all Loves excelling" 32 years ago and still happy!

[viejog]

Friend of sinners...earth's redeemer...glory to god in the highest! Every knee shall bow. What a beautiful truthful hymn.

[BritishSnail]

Oooh, that looked just like Barmouth harbour then! :-)

God bless everyone, Amen

[trentmuch1]

William Dix wrote the Hymn. R.H. Prichard wrote the tune "Hyfydol", which this hymn is traditionally sung to (And is, incidentally, sung to in this video).

The person who posted this video was perfectly correct in their (given) definition of what a Hymn actually is; But was, perhaps, unfair in not crediting the composer of the actual music. And maybe even rude - By not making the effort to amend their mistake, meaningfully.

[sksk1995]

intercessor, friend of sinners, earths redeemer, plead for me ! These words make me feel closer to jesus just by saying them !

[mpalardy]

Alleluya, here the sinful flee to thee from day to day. Intercessor, friend of sinners. Earth's Redeemer, plead for me, where the songs of all the sinless sweep across the crystal sea.

These lines are for anyone, Protestant or Catholic, who believes that we all must be plaster saints. No, all we must be is men. Miserere nobis.

[irmatvep]

@tvnorth Well I stand corrected then. It's good to give both men credit for such a beautiful and spritually uplifting song.

[torstvillinger]

Sir(s): Thank you for this Wondrous Hymn of Import. --J.D.