Hymnal – Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee chords

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
Author: Henry van Dyke
sung to the tune of: "Ode to Joy"
 by: Ludwig van Beethoven

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    D       A    Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,
    D      A    God of glory, Lord of love;
    D        A    Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee,
    D       A      G   D    Op’ning to the sun above.


    A        D         A       D    Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;
    A     D           G     A    Drive the dark of doubt away;
    D     A    Giver of immortal gladness,
    D       G        A        D    Fill us with the light of day!


    D       A          All Thy works with joy surround Thee,
    D           A               Earth and heav’n reflect Thy rays,
    D         A    Stars and angels sing around Thee,
    D      A    G      D    Center of unbroken praise.

    A         D       A        D    Field and forest, vale and mountain,
    A       D       G        A    Flow’ry meadow, flashing sea,
    D       A    Singing bird and flowing fountain
    D       A    G     D    Call us to rejoice in Thee. 


    C        G    Thou art giving and forgiving,
    C        G    Ever blessing, ever blest,
    C          G    Wellspring of the joy of living,
    C      G        F    C    Ocean depth of happy rest!

    G        C       G          C    Thou our Father, Christ our Brother,
    G       C       F        G    All who live in love are Thine;
    C        G    Teach us how to love each other,
    C       G      F   C    Lift us to the joy divine.

    C        G    Mortals, join the happy chorus,
    C         G    Which the morning stars began;
    C      G    Father love is reigning o’er us,
    C       G    F         C    Brother love binds man to man.

    G    C        G        C    Ever singing, march we onward,
    G       C      F        G    Victors in the midst of strife,
    C      G    Joyful music leads us Sunward
    C      G       F    C    In the triumph song of life.