Joyful, joyful, Lord we adore thee
God of glory, Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before thee
Hail thee as the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Drive it away
Giver of immortal gladness
Fill us , fill us with the light of day
Light of day
(rap)
Check the rhyme
Joyful, Joyful Lord we adore Thee
An' in my life I put none before Thee
Cuz since I was a youngster I came to know
That you was the only way to go
So I had to grow an' come to an understandin'
That I'm down with the King so now I'm demandin'
That you tell me who you down with, see
Cuz all I know is that I'm down with G-O-D
You down with G-O-D? (Yeah, you know me)
You down with G-O-D? (Yeah, you know me)
You down with G-O-D? (Yeah, you know me)
Who's down with G-O-D? (Everybody)
Come and join the chorus
The mighty, mighty chorus
Which the morning stars began
The father of love is reigning over us
By the way
What have you done for Him lately?
Ooh, ooh, ooh yeah
What have you done for Him lately?
He watches over everything, so we sing
Joyful, joyful, Lord we adore thee
God of glory, Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before thee
Hail thee as the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Drive it away
Giver of immortal gladness (won't you)
Joy to the World, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King,
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
The wonders of His love,
The wonders of His love,
The wonders, the wonders, of His love.
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;
he restores my soul.
He leads me in right paths
for His name's sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff---
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
my whole life long.
The Holy Bible, New Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson Publishers