124. Alleluia! sing to Jesus!
William C. Dix, 1837-98
Based on Rev. 5:9: “Thou hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every nation.”
The original poem of five stanzas appeared in Dix’s Altar Songs, 1867, and was entitled “Redemption by the Precious Blood.” The hymn was linked to the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. The third and fourth stanzas, omitted here, are as follows:
Alleluia! Bread of Heaven,
Thou on earth our food, our stay!
Alleluia! here the sinful
Flee to thee from day to day:
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
Earth’s Redeemer, plead for me,