Alleluia, Song of Gladness, ELW 318, verse 4
4 In our hymns we pray with longing:
Grant us, blessed Trinity, at the last to keep glad Easter with the faithful saints on high; there to you forever singing alleluia joyfully.
Devotion
"In our hymns we pray with longing; Grant us, blessed Trinity, at the last to keep glad Easter with the faithful saints on high; there to you forever singing alleluia joyfully.
As we end the season of Epiphany (a season in which the light of day slowly grows longer and longer), we are mindful of the dark tomb on which we will focus during the Lenten season. As is the custom of the church, we stop singing Alleluia as we prepare our hearts of the reading of the Gospel, and return to the contemplative words:
"Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love."
We know this season too will end. And again on Easter morn, we will triumphantly sing "Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, and alleluia."
Prayer
Lord Jesus, may the light of Epiphany guide us through the darkness of Lent, the shadows of the tomb, and lead us again into the glorious light of Easter morn. Amen