Sometimes I think that James, enveloped in priestly vestments, nodding in the sanctuary, lulled by the muttering murmur of the psalms or dozing through a long credo, may have thought himself back amid the brilliant sunshine and strange perfumes of Espanola; and from a dream of some nymph hiding in the sweet groves of the Vega may have awakened with a sigh to the strident alleluias of his brother priests.
"Christopher Columbus, Volume 7 And The New World Of His Discovery, A Narrative"
Filson Young
We mourned, we rejoiced, we despaired, we hoped, we sung alleluias in our hearts.
"Cord and Creese"
James de Mille
By way of answer, she heard the low hum of the sewing machine, and the alleluias of the dressmaker, singing as though she were in church.
"Autumn"
Robert Nathan