Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory , Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flow'rs before Thee, hail Thee as the Son of love.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, drive the dark of doubt away;
Giver of immortal glad- Thou'st filled us with the light of Day!

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

Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest,
Well-spring of the joy of living, ocean-depth of glori'us rest!
Thou our Father, Christ our Brother- all who live in Love are Thine:
Teach us more to love each other, lift us with Thy joy divine.

Now ' we've joined the mighty chorus which the morning stars began;
Father-love is reining o'er all, brother-love binds man to man.
Ever singing, march we onward, victors in the midst of strife;
Joyful music lifts us Son-ward, in the triumph song of Life!

Victory In Jesus

I heard an old, old story; how a savior came from glory,
How He gave His life on Calvary, to save a wretch like me:
I heard about His groaning, and His precious blood's atoning,
Though I repented of my sins; He'd won the victory!

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I heard about His healing, of His cleansing pow'r revealing,
How He made the lame to walk again, and caused the blind to see;
And when I cried "Dear Jesus, come and heal my broken spirit":
Graciously He came, and brought to me the victory.


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I heard about the mansion, He has built for His own glory,
And I heard about the streets of gold, that He now walks with me;
About the the angels singing,-- the full redemptive story,
And with the 'ternal saints up there, I sing the victory.

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O, victory in Jesus, my Saviour, forever!
He bought me and sought me, with His redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him;
He plunged me to victory through His redeeming blood!