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SDAH 172

The strife is o’er, the battle done;
Now is the victor’s triumph won!
Now be the song of praise begun. Alleluia!

Text

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

1
The strife is o’er, the battle done;
Now is the victor’s triumph won!
Now be the song of praise begun. Alleluia!

2
The pow’rs of death have done their worst,
But Christ their legions has dispersed.
Let shouts of holy joy outburst. Alleluia!

3
The three sad days have quickly sped,
He rises glorious from the dead.
All glory to our risen head! Alleluia!

4
Lord, by the stripes which wounded You,
From death’s sting free Your servants too,
That we may live and sing to You. Alleluia!

Hymn Info

Biblical Reference
(b) Luke 22:53 (c) Luke 24:6 (e) 1 Cor. 15:55; Rev.19:1

Text Source
Latin hymn, c. 1695

Translator
Francis Pott (1832-1909)

Hymn Tune
VICTORY

Metrical Number
8.8.8. Alleluias

Composer
Giovanni P. da Palestrina (1525-1594), adapt.

Alternate Tune
SDAH 173

Note
These Alleluias to be sung before stanza 1 and after stanza 4

Theme
RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION

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The general idea when it comes to hymns is that there is a close bond between the author and the composer. That the author writes a hymn and the composer invents a tune to suit it, and then provides the harmony to accompany the tune. However, such wasn’t always the case.

Many hymns actually worked vice versa wherein authors would write verses according to existing tunes. Hundreds of hymns are sung from borrowed tunes, such as secular songs, chants, and even classical works. That being said, I went ahead and researched which hymns in the SDA Hymnal were originally classical works.

Notes

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