“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4)

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“Joyful, joy­ful, we adore Thee, – God of glo­ry, Lord of love; – Hearts un­fold like flow­ers be­fore Thee, – Praising Thee, their 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 Heav’n re­flect Thy rays, – Stars and an­gels sing around Thee, – Center of un­brok­en praise: – Field and for­est, vale and mount­ain, – Blooming 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 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 migh­ty 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.” – JOYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEE – The Hymn of Joy, Song by, Carrie Underwood, Words by: Henry J. van Dyke