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36. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
“Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth.” Isaiah 49:13
Text: Henry van Dyke; Music: Ludwig van Beethoven; melody from Ninth Symphony; adapted by E. Hughes; Key of G major
Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee
God of glory, Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee
Op’ning 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
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
Flow’ry meadow, flashing sea
Chanting bird and flowing fountain
Call us to rejoice in Thee
Mortals, join the happy 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
