MADE TO WORSHIP

HALLELUJAH 

 

Composed of two elements: הַלְּלוּ (verb hallal: an exhortation to "praise") and יָהּ (Yah: is a shortened form of YHWH, the name for the God).  The word Hallelujah means to “praise the Lord”.  It is a Hebrew word used in the Old Testament.  Alleluia is the Greek form of the same word.  It can also be translated "Praise God", "Praise our God", or "Thanks to our God".  Praising God often refers to who God is and what He has done.

 

The term is used 24 times in the Bible mainly in the book of Psalms.  The word hallelujah occurring in the Psalms is therefore a request for a congregation to join in praise toward God.

 

Psalm 106:1,

Praise the Lord!  Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!

 

Psalm113:1,

Praise the Lord!  Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!

 

Revelation 19:6 Hallelujah!  For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

 

See also: Psalms 111:1, 112:1, 135:1-21, 146:1-10, 148:1-14, 150:1-6, Revelation 19:1-6

 

"All The Poor And Powerless"
All sons and daughters

 

All the poor and powerless
And all the lost and lonely
All the thieves will come confess
And know that You are holy
Will know that You are holy

And all will sing out
Hallelujah
And we will cry out
Hallelujah

And all the hearts that are content
And all who feel unworthy
And all who hurt with nothing left
Will know that You are holy

And all will sing out
Hallelujah
And we will cry out
Hallelujah

Shout it
Go on and scream it from the mountains
Go on and tell it to the masses
That He is God

We will sing out
Hallelujah
And we will cry out
Hallelujah
We will sing out
Hallelujah

Shout it
Go on and scream it from the mountains
Go on and tell it to the masses
That He is God