Voices Together ‎#103

103. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

1 Joyful, joyful, we adore thee,
God of glory, Lord of love.
Hearts unfold like flow’rs before thee,
praising thee their sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;
drive our fear and doubt away.
Giver of immortal gladness,
fill us with the light of day!

2 All thy works with joy surround thee,
earth and heav'n reflect thy rays,
stars and angels sing around thee,
center of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
blooming meadow, flashing sea,
chanting bird and flowing fountain,
call us to rejoice in thee.

3 Thou art giving and forgiving,
ever blessing, ever bless’d,
wellspring of the joy of living,
ocean-depth of happy rest!
Known in Jesus Christ our brother,
all who live in love are thine.
Teach us how to love each other,
lift us to the joy divine.

4 Mortals, join the mighty chorus
which the morning stars began.
Love divine is reigning o’er us,
leading us with mercy’s hand.
Ever singing, march we onward,
victors in the midst of strife.
Joyful music lifts us sunward
in the triumph song of life.

Text Information

• First Line: Joyful, joyful, we adore thee
• Title: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
• Author: Henry van Dyke (1907)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
• Publication Date: 2020
• Scripture:
  1 Chronicles 16:8-36
  ;
  Psalm 19:1-6
  ;
  Psalm 148
• Topic: Creation: Beauty of; Creation: God as Creator; God: Love of; Joy
• Source: Poems of Henry van Dyke, 1911, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: HYMN TO JOY
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1823)
• Adapter: Edward Hodges
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
• Key: G Major
• Source: adapt. Edward Hodges (England), Trinity Collection of Church Music, 1864, alt.
• Notes: Notated rhythm reflects the melody as it appears in Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125.