Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee
Backgrounder: Henry Van Dyke
wrote this poem in 1907 while
staying at the home of Williams
College president Harry Garfield.
He was serving as a guest preacher
at Williams in Berkshire Mountains
of Massachusetts at the time.
He was so moved by the beauty
of God’s creation that he wrote
this hymn of joy. The next
morning he handed the poem
to the college president. Here
is hymn for you, he said. Your
mountains were my inspiration.
It must be sung to the music
of Beethoven’s Hymn to Joy.
And so it has been ever since.
Lord, we will Rejoice & Adore You:
Always be full of joy in the Lord.
I say it again – rejoice …
Don’t worry about anything;
Instead pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and
thank him for all he has done.
Then you will experience God’s
peace, which exceeds anything
we can understand. His peace
will guard your hearts & minds as
u live in Christ Jesus (Phil 4:4-7).
Dear Lord, help us to not be
anxious or worry about anything:
Help me pray & intercede instead.
And drive the dark of doubt away.
Enable me to lift up praise in
the face of whatever facing me.
Help me to bring every concern
before U and leave it at Your feet.
Fill me with Your peace that
passes all understanding so that
my heart & mind will be guarded.
Fill us so that we indeed be the
Wellspring of the joy of living;And
we sing this triumph song of life!
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.
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 & 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,
Centre of unbroken praise;
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
Flowery meadow, flashing sea,
Chanting bird and flowing fountain,
Call us to rejoice in Thee.
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.
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.
Backgrounder: Henry Van Dyke
wrote this poem in 1907 while
staying at the home of Williams
College president Harry Garfield.
He was serving as a guest preacher
at Williams in Berkshire Mountains
of Massachusetts at the time.
He was so moved by the beauty
of God’s creation that he wrote
this hymn of joy. The next
morning he handed the poem
to the college president. Here
is hymn for you, he said. Your
mountains were my inspiration.
It must be sung to the music
of Beethoven’s Hymn to Joy.
And so it has been ever since.
Lord, we will Rejoice & Adore You:
Always be full of joy in the Lord.
I say it again – rejoice …
Don’t worry about anything;
Instead pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and
thank him for all he has done.
Then you will experience God’s
peace, which exceeds anything
we can understand. His peace
will guard your hearts & minds as
u live in Christ Jesus (Phil 4:4-7).
Dear Lord, help us to not be
anxious or worry about anything:
Help me pray & intercede instead.
And drive the dark of doubt away.
Enable me to lift up praise in
the face of whatever facing me.
Help me to bring every concern
before U and leave it at Your feet.
Fill me with Your peace that
passes all understanding so that
my heart & mind will be guarded.
Fill us so that we indeed be the
Wellspring of the joy of living;And
we sing this triumph song of life!
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.
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 & 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,
Centre of unbroken praise;
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
Flowery meadow, flashing sea,
Chanting bird and flowing fountain,
Call us to rejoice in Thee.
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.
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.