[1][2] Its uplifting melody and repeated "Alleluias" make this a favourite Anglo-Catholic hymn during the Easter season, the Feast of All Saints, and other times of great rejoicing.

The hymn was also notably adapted for the final movement of The Company of Heaven (1937), a cantata by Benjamin Britten.

[3] The 1906 text is based on two ancient Christian prayers, Te Deum and Axion Estin.

The fourth stanza finally addresses the present congregation to join together in praise.

Below is the 1623 German hymn tune Lasst uns erfreuen, as set in the 1906 English Hymnal:[5]