Funmi Afolabi (Maryland, USA)
After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power to our God!” - Revelation 19:1 (NRSV)
Hallelujah is a word used to express praise, joy, or thanks — especially to God. It is a word that doesn’t need translation. Christians the world over have taken it into their own languages to express joy and praise.
I once attended a wedding in an Orthodox Ethiopian Church. The...
“Hallelujah” is a word that unites us in praise to God.
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