Hallelujah, Easter Version by Kelley Mooney

Hallelujah, Easter Version by Kelley Mooney –

How Did It Come About?

This is an updated version of an earlier post. In the meantime, the video went viral on GodVine.com and recorded over 5 million YouTube views.

The first time I heard the song Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen was when K D Lang sang it at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

I had never even heard of the song or of K D Lang but I was mesmerized, especially by the haunting melody!  So was the Olympic audience and, probably, the worldwide audience.

But as I learned the lyrics I was very disappointed at the incomplete and distorted view it gave of Jesus Christ and the title of the song which means “Praise the Lord” to Christians.

More recently, I learned that there are two “legal” modified sets of lyrics set to the same haunting melody.

One is a Christmas adaptation which I intend to share next Christmas season.

The other is by Canadian Kelley Mooney.

Kelley wrote new lyrics (with permission) and they are keyed to Easter.

She has recorded a CD entitled Tomorrow with this song prominently featured.

There are several versions of Kelley Mooney singing the Easter Version of Hallelujah on YouTube. My personal favorite was the original one. It was the first public performance of the song and included a youth choir.

Note: I recently noticed a post of the original public performance with a youth choir. I’m not sure of its status but here is the link to the YouTube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWwl3DS2dh4/

 

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Hallelujah, Easter Version by Kelley Mooney  

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