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Alleluia (/ ˌ ɑː l ə ˈ l ʊ j ə,-j ɑː / AL-ə-LOO-yə, -yah; from Hebrew הללויה 'praise Yah') is a phrase in Christianity used to give praise to God. [1] [2] [3] In Christian worship, Alleluia is used as a liturgical chant in which that word is combined with verses of scripture, usually from the Psalms. [4]
The phrase "hallelujah" translates to "praise Jah/Yah", [2] [12] though it carries a deeper meaning as the word halel in Hebrew means a joyous praise in song, to boast in God. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The second part, Yah , is a shortened form of YHWH , and is a shortened form of his name "God, Jah, or Jehovah". [ 3 ]
Sing Alleluia forth in duteous praise, O citizens of heaven, and sweetly raise An endless Alleluia. Ye next, who stand before th' Eternal light, In hymning choirs re-echo to the Height An endless Alleluia. The Holy City shall take up your strain, And with glad songs resounding wake again An endless Alleluia. In blissful antiphons ye thus rejoice
The Oxford English Dictionary defines hallelujah as “a song or shout of praise to God,” but biblical scholars will tell you it’s actually a smash-up of two Hebrew words: “hallel” meaning ...
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The earliest form of Alleluia, dulce carmen is found in manuscripts of the 11th century kept at the British Museum. [1]It was traditionally sung in Gallican liturgies, such as the rite of Lyon, or English liturgies, such as the use of Sarum, in "clausula Alleluia", as a farewell to the Alleluia in the week before the Sunday of Septuagesima, until the first Vespers.
"Cheated Hearts" is a single by New York–based alternative rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It is taken from their second album Show Your Bones. The song was first released as a live performance from their DVD, Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow in 2004, but was released as a single two years thereafter. The track was voted the 10th best song of 2006 ...
Karen O also contributed vocals to the song and served as choreographer of the video, in which she appears with Yeah Yeah Yeahs bandmates Nick Zinner and Brian Chase, as well as Mike D from the Beastie Boys, Gibby Haynes from the Butthole Surfers, Russell Simins from the Blues Explosion, and Sam James from The Mooney Suzuki. [30]