"Jim" even at the outset fully justified this exordium by suddenly approaching the pulpit desk with his hands stretched out, singing the "hallelujah band."
"Faces and Places"
Henry William Lucy
A place had been reserved for him near the King's box, and when the "hallelujah Chorus" was sung, and the whole audience rose to their feet, he wept like a child.
"Haydn"
J. Cuthbert Hadden
He conducted for various artists, including Barthelemon, the violinist; Haesler, the pianist; and Madam Mara, of whom he tells that she was hissed at Oxford for not rising during the "hallelujah" Chorus.
"Haydn"
J. Cuthbert Hadden