Alleluja

Johann Kaspar Aiblinger's SSA setting of Alleluja is a sacred work in the German Lieder tradition. The text joyfully proclaims praise with the repeated exclamation of 'Alleluja'. It speaks of deliverance, with the Lord hearing cries and opening heaven's gate, raising the 'maid' to his throne. The imagery turns to the Nativity, with a child resting on his mother's breast, described as the earth's salvation and heaven's delight. Spring's arrival in Zion is heralded, symbolized by blooming flowers and the fragrant fields of Sharon, where the 'pure love, the sacrificial lamb' rests in David's lineage. The music expresses the exultant spirit of the text, calling for joyful singing and celebration.