We Adore Thee

JOYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEE

by

Henry Van Dyke

Joyful, joyful, we adore You,

God of glory, Lord of love;

Hearts unfold like flow'rs before You,

Op'ning 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 Your works with joy surround You,

Earth and heav'n reflect Your rays,

Stars and angels sing around You,

Center of unbroken praise;

Field and forest, vale and mountain,

Flow'ry meadow, flashing sea,

Chanting bird and flowing fountain

Praising You eternally!

Always giving and forgiving,

Ever blessing, ever blest,

Well-spring of the joy of living,

Ocean-depth of happy rest!

Loving Father, Christ our Brother,

Let Your light upon us shine;

Teach us how to love each other,

Lift us to the joy divine.

Mortals, join the mighty chorus,

Which the morning stars began;

God's own love is reigning o’er us,

Joining people hand in hand.

Ever singing, march we onward,

Victors in the midst of strife;

Joyful music leads us sunward

In the triumph song of life.

 

Isaiah 61:10

“I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God.”

~Isaiah 61:10

 

Sing and Make Music

Worship the LORD with gladness; 

come before him with joyful songs. 

~Psalm 100:2

Enjoy the Day

Enjoy the blessings of this day, if God sends them; 

and the evils of it bear patiently and sweetly:

 for this day only is ours, we are dead to yesterday,

 and we are not yet born to the morrow.

   

 ~Jeremy Taylor

 

On Heaven's Shore

COME, CHRISTIANS, JOIN TO SING

by

Christian H. Bateman

Come, Christians, join to sing,

Alleluia, Amen!

Loud praise to Christ our King,

Alleluia, Amen!

Let all with heart and voice

Before his throne rejoice;

Praise is his gracious choice;

Alleluia, Amen!

Come, lift your hearts on high;

Alleluia, Amen!

Let praises fill the sky;

Alleluia, Amen!

He is our Guide and Friend;

To us he'll condescend;

His love shall never end;

Alleluia, Amen!

Praise yet the Lord again;

Alleluia, Amen!

Life shall not end the strain;

Alleluia, Amen!

On Heaven's blissful shore

His goodness we'll adore,

Singing forever more,

Alleluia, Amen.

 

Psalm 16:11

You make known to me the path of life; 

in your presence there is fullness of joy; 

at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

 – Psalm 16:11

 

No Night Too Dreary

UNTO THE UTTERMOST

by

Eliza Hewitt

Unto the uttermost,—Oh, what a song!

This is my Joy as I’m pressing along;

High in the sunshine, His banner shall wave,

Able to keep me, and mighty to save.

Chorus:

Unto the uttermost—is it not wonderful?

Jesus is able to save;

Savior so glorious, grand and victorious!

Jesus is able to save.

Unto the uttermost; has He not died?

Precious the cleansing of Calvary’s tide;

Has He not risen, our glorified Lord?

Wondrously, freely, His Spirit outpoured. [Chorus]

Unto the uttermost—this is His way;

This is love’s measure, come take it today;

Only, believe Him, and using His grace,

Find it “sufficient” in running life’s race. [Chorus]

Unto the uttermost, reaching all bounds

Loudly the glad proclamation resounds;

No night too starless for Him to illume,

No place so dreary but He brings sweet bloom. [Chorus]

 

Joy - Oswald Chambers

Joy is neither happiness or brightness,

 joy is literally the nature of God in my blood, 

no matter what happens. 

~Oswald Chambers

 

Gilded Skies

WHEN MORNING GILDS THE SKY

by

Edward Caswall 

When morning gilds the sky,

our hearts awaking cry:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

in all our work and prayer

we ask his loving care:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

To God, the Word on high,

the hosts of angels cry:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Let mortals too upraise

their voice in hymns of praise:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Let earth's wide circle round

in joyful notes resound:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Let air and sea and sky

from depth to height reply:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Be this, when day is past,

of all our thoughts the last:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

The night becomes as day

when from the heart we say:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Then let us join to sing

to Christ, our loving King:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Be this the eternal song

through all the ages long:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

 

Joy - Mother Teresa

Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; 

joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

~Mother Teresa

 

Greatest Joy

Do you know God, are you enjoying God,

 is God the center of your life, the soul of your being, 

the source of your greatest joy? He is meant to be. 

~Martyn Lloyd-Jones

 

My Paths Made Known

You have made known to me the paths of life; 

you will fill me with joy in your presence. 

– Acts 2:28

 

Holy Fire

Joy is the Holy Fire that keeps our

purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.

~Helen Keller