Hymnal - Joyful joyful we adore thee
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Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
Author: Henry van Dyke
sung to the tune of: "Ode to Joy"
by: Ludwig van Beethoven
I hope you enjoy!
DJoyful, Ajoyful, we adore Thee,
DGod of Aglory, Lord of love;
DHearts unAfold like flow'rs before Thee,
DOp'ning Ato the Gsun Dabove.
AMelt the Dclouds of Asin and Dsadness;
ADrive Dthe dark of Gdoubt Aaway;
DGiver Aof immortal gladness,
DFill us Gwith the Alight of Dday!
DAll Thy Aworks with joy surround Thee,
DEarth and heAav'n reflect Thy rays,
DStars and Aangels sing around Thee,
DCenter Aof unGbroken Dpraise.
AField and Dforest, Avale and Dmountain,
AFlow'ry Dmeadow, Gflashing Asea,
DSinging Abird and flowing fountain
DCall us Ato reGjoice Din Thee.
CThou art Ggiving and forgiving,
CEver blesGsing, ever blest,
CWellspring Gof the joy of living,
COcean dGepth of hFappy Crest!
GThou our CFather, GChrist our CBrother,
GAll who Clive in Flove are GThine;
CTeach us Ghow to love each other,
CLift us Gto the Fjoy Cdivine.
CMortals, Gjoin the happy chorus,
CWhich the Gmorning stars began;
CFather Glove is reigning o'er us,
CBrother Glove Fbinds man Cto man.
GEver Csinging, Gmarch we Conward,
GVictors Cin the Fmidst of Gstrife,
CJoyful Gmusic leads us Sunward
CIn the Gtriumph Fsong Cof life.