a well-known chorus in the Messiah by George Frideric Handel . The music expresses great joy. According to tradition, the audience always stands up while the Hallelujah Chorus is being sung, because King George II did this at the first London performance of the Messiah in 1743.
HALLELUJAH CHORUS
Meaning of HALLELUJAH CHORUS in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005