Scripture Verse

It is finished. John 19:30

Introduction

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John M. Neale
1818–1866

Words: Author un­known (Fin­i­ta jam sunt pra­el­ia). Trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by John M. Neale, Hym­ni Ec­cle­si­ae, 1851, page 147, and in his Med­iæ­val Hymns, 1851, page 116, alt. Neale groups the hymn with six oth­ers as be­ing app­arent­ly of the 12th Cen­tu­ry.

Music: R. E. De Reef, in Glad Tid­ings, by Will­iam L. Ma­son (New York: A. S. Barnes, 1899), page 63 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know De Reef’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head-and-shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), would you ?

Lyrics

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Finished is the battle now:
Crownèd is the Victor’s brow!
Hence with sadness! Sing with gladness,
Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
After sharp death Him befell,
Jesus Christ hath conquered hell.
Earth is singing, Heaven is ringing,
Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
On the third morning He arose,
Bright with victory o’er His foes.
Sing we lauding, and applauding,
Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
He hath closèd hell’s brazen door,
And Heav’n is open evermore!
Hence with sadness! Sing with gladness,
Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
By Thy wounds we call on Thee,
Now from death to set us free,
That our living be thanksgiving!
Hallelujah!