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Hymnal Number
45Resource Type:
Keys included:
G
About this Hymn
Tertius Van Dyke, son of Henry Van Dyke, beautifully explained what these words meant to him: "My father's hymn . . . is a vital and happy expression of the cheerful note that is the heart of the Christian religion. It begins, as Christianity itself began, in a whole-souled and hearty yes to life as Jesus lived it in God. It is the natural paean that leaps to the lips of a man who receives his life at God's hands and purposes to live that life in Christ's law of liberty."
Lyrics
Verse 1
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!
Verse 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, flow'ry meadow, flashing sea, singing bird and flowing fountain call us to rejoice in thee!
Verse 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!
Verse 4
Mortals, join the mighty chorus, which the morning stars began; Father love is reigning o'er us, draws us through the Son of Man. Ever singing, march we onward, victors in the midst of strife; joyful music leads us onward in the triumph song of life.
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!
Verse 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, flow'ry meadow, flashing sea, singing bird and flowing fountain call us to rejoice in thee!
Verse 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!
Verse 4
Mortals, join the mighty chorus, which the morning stars began; Father love is reigning o'er us, draws us through the Son of Man. Ever singing, march we onward, victors in the midst of strife; joyful music leads us onward in the triumph song of life.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Henry Van Dyke, 1907, alt.
Music: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1824; harm. Edward Hodges, 1864
Music: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1824; harm. Edward Hodges, 1864