Sing alleluia to the Lord

Sing alleluia to the Lord. Linda Stassen* (1951- ). Written in 1974 for a music composition class at Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa, California. It was taught to the congregation, and recorded for Maranatha! Music, and first appeared in Praise (Laguna Hills, 1975). It has subsequently appeared in the British Praise! (2000), the American Baptist Hymnal (1991, 2008) and in many other books. More than most modern hymns, it depends on repetition: Sing alleluia to the Lord, Sing alleluia to the Lord; Sing alleluia, sing alleluia, Sing alleluia to the Lord. Verses have been added to this by various hands and in various places. Some follow this verse, and others precede it, such as the four stanzas...