The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16488

16488. The Joyful Message

1 Joyful the mes­sage of Gos­pel grace,
Calling ev­ery na­tion;
Come to the Sav­ior and seek His face,
Here’s a full sal­va­tion;
Behold the way that leads from sin,
Brightly, bright­ly shin­ing,
And He that be­lieveth shall walk there­in,
And dwell in the beau­ti­ful land.

Refrain:
Come, O come ye, come ye to the wa­ters!
Ho! ev­ery one that thirst­eth,
O come with­out mo­ney and buy!
Come, O come ye, come ye to the wa­ters!
Ho! ev­ery one that thirs­teth,
O come with­out mon­ey and buy!

2 God is the re­fuge and strength of all,
He a sure foun­da­tion;
They that will trust Him shall nev­er fall,
He’s our great sal­va­tion;
O, come, and be for­ev­er blest,
Seek, and ye shall find Him;
There’s rest for the wea­ry, eter­nal rest,
A home in the beau­ti­ful land. [Refrain]

3 Happy the peo­ple that know the Lord,
In His truth con­fid­ing;
Happy the peo­ple that love His word,
In His law abid­ing;
The Lord, our buckl­er and our shield,
Giveth grace and glo­ry,
And He will no good thing from them with­hold,
Who walk in the light of His love. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Joyful the mes­sage of Gos­pel grace
• Title: The Joyful Message
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1871)
• Refrain First Line: Come, O come ye, come ye to the wa­ters!
• Language: English
• Source: Pure Gold by Robert Lowry and W. Howard Doane (New York: Biglow & Main, 1871)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Joyful the mes­sage of Gos­pel grace]
• Composer: Thomas Jefferson Cook, 1826-1872
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain