Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee

Words by Henry Van Dyke

Music by Ludwig van Beethoven | Edward Hodges
Key - G | Tempo - 106 | Time - 4/4

VERSE 1
1 1/5 5
Joyful joyful, we adore Thee
1/3 5/2 1 1/5 5
God of glo - ry, Lord of love
1 4
Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee
1/5 5 1
Opening to the sun a - bove
5 1/5 5 1/5
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
5 3/#5 6m 2 5
Drive the dark of doubt a - way
1 4
Giver of im - mortal gladness
1/5 5 1
Fill us with the light of day

VERSE 2
1 1/5 5
All Thy works with joy surround Thee
1/3 5/2 1 1/5 5
Earth and heav’n re - flect Thy rays
1 4
Stars and angels sing around Thee
1/5 5 1
Center of un - broken praise
5 1/5 5 1/5
Field and forest, vale and mountain
5 3/#5 6m 2 5
Flowery meadow, flash - ing sea
1 4
Chanting bird and flowing fountain
1/5 5 1
Call us to re - joice in Thee
VERSE 3
1 1/5 5
Thou art giving and forgiv - ing
1/3 5/2 1 1/5 5
Ever bless - ing, ever blest
1 4
Wellspring of the joy of living
1/5 5 1
Ocean depth of happy rest
5 1/5 5 1/5
Thou our Father, Christ our Brother
5 3/#5 6m 2 5
All who live in love are Thine
1 4
Teach us how to love each other
1/5 5 1
Lift us to the joy di - vine

VERSE 4
1 1/5 5
Mortals join the mighty chor - us
1/3 5/2 1 1/5 5
Which the morn - ing stars be - gan
1 4
Father love is reigning o'er us
1/5 5 1
Brother love binds man to man
5 1/5 5 1/5
Ever singing, march we onward
5 3/#5 6m 2 5
Victors in the midst of strife
1 4
Joyful music lifts us sunward
1/5 5 1
In the triumph song of life

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