The strain upraise of joy and praise, Alle/luia! To the glory of their King Shall the ransomed!/ people sing, Alle/luia! Alle/luia!
And the choirs that/ dwell on high Shall re-echo /through the sky Alle/luia! Alle/luia!
Ye through the fields of Paradise / that roam, Ye blesséd ones, repeat through that /bright Home Alle/luia! Alle/luia!
Ye planets glittering ontheir/ heavenly way, Ye shining constellations,/join, and say, Alle/luia! Alle/luia!
Ye clouds that onward sweep, Ye winds on /pinions light, Ye thunders, echoing/ loud and deep, Ye lightning’s, wildly bright, In sweet consent/ unite your Alle/luia!
Ye floods and ocean billows, Ye storms and /winter snow, Ye days of cloudless beauty, Hoar frost and /summer glow; And glorious forests,/ sing, Alle/luia!
First let the birds with painted plu/mage gay, Exalt their great Crea/tor's praise, and say, Alle/luia! Alle/luia!
Then let the beasts of earth, with varying strain, Join in creation's hymn, and cry/ again, Alleluia! Alleluia!
Here let the mountains thunder forth /sonorous Alle/luia! There let the valleys sing in gent/ler chorus, Alle/luia!
Thou jubilant abyss of o/cean, cry Alleluia! Ye tracts of earth and conti/nents, reply, Alle/luia!
To God, Who all crea/tion made, The frequent hymn be /duly paid: Alle/luia! Alle/luia!
This is the strain, the eternal strain, The Lord /of all things loves: Alle/luia! This is the song, the he/avenly song, that Christ Himself approves: Alle/luia!
Wherefore we sing, both heart and voice/ awakening, Alle/luia! And children's voices echo, answer /making, Alle/luia!
Now from all men be/ out-poured, Alleluia to the Lord; with Alle/luia evermore, The Son and Spirit we /adore.
Praise be done to the/ Three in One, Alle/luia! Alle/luia! Alle/luia! Amen.