The Oxford English Dictionary defines hallelujah as “a song or shout of praise to ... so much more beautiful than simply just ‘Praise the Lord,’” Rathey said. “Hallelujah is almost ...
In the conclusion to his cantata “Praise the Lord, My Soul” (BWV 143), for example, the “Hallelujah” fairly leaps with joy through its dancing meter and energized rhythms. Floating over ...