Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#23

23. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

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1 Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,
God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee,
Opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;
Drive the dark of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness,
Fill us with the light of day!

2 All Thy works with joy surround Thee,
Earth and heavrn reflect Thy rays,
Stars and angels sing around Thee,
Center of unbroken praise:
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
Flowery meadow, flashing sea,
Chanting bird and flowing fountain
Call us to rejoice in Thee.

3 Thou art giving and forgiving,
Ever blessing, ever blest,
Wellspring of the joy of living,
Ocean-depth of happy rest!
Thou our Father, 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;
Father love is reigning o’er us,
Brother love binds man to man.
Ever singing, march we onward,
Victors in the midst of strife;
Joyful music leads us sunward
In the triumph song of life.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee
• Title: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
• Author: Henry van Dyke, 1852-1933
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Adoration; Brotherhood; Fellowship: with Men; God the Father: God in Nature; Worship
• Copyright: From "The Poems of Henry van Dyke;" copyright 1911 by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939 by Tertius van Dyke. Reprinted by permission of the publishers

Tune Information

• Name: HYMN TO JOY
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827
• Composer (descant): William Lester, b. 1889
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Desc. arr. © 1935 Hope Publishing Co.