Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

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Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love;
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Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee, hail Thee as the sun above.
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Melt the clouds of sin and sad ness; drive the dark of doubt a way;
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Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day!

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All Thy works with joy surround Thee, earth and heav’n reflect Thy rays,
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Stars and angels sing around Thee, center of unbro ken praise;
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Field and for est, vale and mountain, bloss’ming meadow, flashing sea,
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Chanting bird and flowing fountain, call us to rejoice in Thee.

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Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing ever blest,
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Well-spring of the joy of living, ocean depth of hap py rest!
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Thou our Fa ther, Christ our Bro ther, all who live in love are Thine;
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Teach us how to love each other, lift us to the Joy Divine.

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Mortals join the mighty chorus which the morning stars began;
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Father love is reigning o’er us, brother love binds man to man.
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Ever sing ing, march we on ward, victors in the midst of strife;
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Joyful music lifts us sunward in the triumph song of life.

Written by Ludwig van Beethoven, Henry Van Dyke. Arrangement Copyright © 1999 Don Wigton. All rights
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