Main message: Alleluia, Christ has overcome death.

Bible references:

• V1. "Alleluia" (Revelations 19:6)

"triumph has begun" (Revelations 19:11)(Colossians 2:15)

• V2. "Death was overcome" (Revelations 12:11)

• V3. "three days" (Mark 8:31)

"The risen Lord" (Luke 24:34)

• V4. "By His death we live" (1 Peter 2:24)

Keywords: Alleluia, strife, o’er, victory, won, song of triumph, begun, dispersed, holy joy, risen Head, stripes, free, live, sing

Interpretation notes:

• This hymn is attributed to Giovanni P. Da Palestrina. 

• The opening introduction has three consecutive ascending ‘alleluia’ phrases. 

• The strophic part has three melodic phrases plus a final ‘alleluia.’ 

• The first and third melodic phrases are identical, while the second phrase is lower. 

• The final ‘alleluia’ uses the same melody as the third ‘alleluia’ in the introduction.