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Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Key - E
Tempo - 120 | Time - 4/4

Verse 1

Joyful, joyful,

we adore Thee,

C#m

God of glory,

F#m

Lord of

love;

Hearts unfold like

flowers before Thee,

opening to the

sun a

bove.

Melt the

clouds of

sin and

C#m

sadness;

drive the

C#m

dark of

F#m

doubt a

way;

Giver of im

mortal gladness,

fill us with the

light of

day!

Verse 2

All Thy works with

joy surround Thee,

C#m

earth and heaven re

F#m

flect Thy

rays,

Stars and angels

sing around Thee,

center of un

broken

praise.

Field and

forest,

vale and

C#m

mountain,

flowery

C#m

meadow,

F#m

flashing

sea,

Singing bird and

flowing fountain

call us to re

joice in

Thee.

Verse 3

Thou art giving

and forgiving,

C#m

ever blessing,

F#m

ever

blessed,

Wellspring of the

joy of living,

ocean depth of

happy

rest!

Thou our

Father,

Christ our

C#m

Brother,

all who

C#m

live in

F#m

love are

Thine;

Teach us how to

love each other,

lift us to the

joy di

vine.

Verse 4

Mortals, join the

happy chorus,

C#m

which the morning

F#m

stars be

gan;

Father love is

reigning o'er us,

brother love binds

man to

man.

Ever

singing,

march we

C#m

onward,

victors

C#m

in the

F#m

midst of

strife,

Joyful music

leads us Sunward

in the triumph

song of

life.

{title: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee}
{key: E}

{c: Verse 1}
[E]Joyful, joyful, [B]we adore Thee, [C#m]God of glory, [F#m]Lord of [B]love;
[E]Hearts unfold like [A]flowers before Thee, [E]opening to the [B]sun a[E]bove.
[B]Melt the [E]clouds of [B]sin and [C#m]sadness; [B]drive the [C#m]dark of [F#m]doubt a[B]way;
[E]Giver of im[A]mortal gladness, [E]fill us with the [B]light of [E]day!

{c: Verse 2}
[E]All Thy works with [B]joy surround Thee, [C#m]earth and heaven re[F#m]flect Thy [B]rays,
[E]Stars and angels [A]sing around Thee, [E]center of un[B]broken [E]praise.
[B]Field and [E]forest, [B]vale and [C#m]mountain, [B]flowery [C#m]meadow, [F#m]flashing [B]sea,
[E]Singing bird and [A]flowing fountain [E]call us to re[B]joice in [E]Thee.

{c: Verse 3}
[E]Thou art giving [B]and forgiving, [C#m]ever blessing, [F#m]ever [B]blessed,
[E]Wellspring of the [A]joy of living, [E]ocean depth of [B]happy [E]rest!
[B]Thou our [E]Father, [B]Christ our [C#m]Brother, [B]all who [C#m]live in [F#m]love are [B]Thine;
[E]Teach us how to [A]love each other, [E]lift us to the [B]joy di[E]vine.

{c: Verse 4}
[E]Mortals, join the [B]happy chorus, [C#m]which the morning [F#m]stars be[B]gan;
[E]Father love is [A]reigning o'er us, [E]brother love binds [B]man to [E]man.
[B]Ever [E]singing, [B]march we [C#m]onward, [B]victors [C#m]in the [F#m]midst of [B]strife,
[E]Joyful music [A]leads us Sunward [E]in the triumph [B]song of [E]life.

Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, opening 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!

All Thy works with joy surround Thee, earth and heaven reflect Thy rays,
Stars and angels sing around Thee, center of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain, flowery meadow, flashing sea,
Singing bird and flowing fountain call us to rejoice in Thee.

Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blessed,
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.