Joyful, joyful, we adore You
God of glory, Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before You
Opening to the sun above
Joyful, joyful, we adore You
God of glory, Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before You
Opening to the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Joyful, joyful, we adore You
Hearts unfold like flowers before You
Joyful, joyful, we adore You
Joyful, we adore You
All Your works with joy surround You
Earth and Heaven reflect Your ways
Stars and angels sing around You
Center of unbroken praise
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
God, 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
Oh, God, our Father
Christ, our Brother
All who live in love are thine
Teach us how to love each other

(Mark Hall, Bernie Herms) © 2009 My Refuge Music/Club Zoo Music (adm. by EMI CMG Publishing) (BMI) / Be Essential Songs (adm. by Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (BMI) / Word Music, LLC/Banahama Tunes (ASCAP) All rights on behalf of itself and Banahama Tunes adm. by Word Music, LLC.

Behind the Song:
“The last verse of the hymn ‘Joyful, Joyful’ gets left off a lot, but it deals with the relational part of our faith. Paul said in Philippians 2, ‘If you have any encouragement of love, any joy, any peace, make my joy complete by being like-minded in considering others better than yourselves.’ There’s a part of joy that I believe doesn’t happen until we’re at peace with God and at peace with the people around us. So musically and lyrically we start honing in on that one line at the end of the song – that joy comes when we are at peace with God first and at peace with the people around us second.” -- Mark Hall, Casting Crowns