| Oh rejoice, ye Christians, loudly, For your joy is now begun; Wondrous things our God hath done; Tell abroad His goodness proudly, Who our race hath honour'd thus That he deigns to dwell with us: Joy, O joy, beyond all gladness! Christ hath done away with sadness! Hence, all sorrow and repining, For the Son of grace is shining. | | See, my soul, thy Saviour chooses Weakness here and poverty, In such love He comes to thee, Nor the hardest couch refuses; All He suffers for thy good, To redeem thee by His blood: Joy, then, joy beyond all gladness! Christ hath done away with sadness! Hence, all sorrow and repining, For the Sun of grace is shining. | | Lord, how thall I thank Thee rightly? I acknowledge that from Thee Every blessing flows to me. Let me not forget it lightly, But to Thee through all things cleave; So shall heart and mind receive Joy, yea, joy beyond all gladness! Christ hath done away with sadness! Hence, all sorrow, all repining, For the Sun of grace is shining! | | Jesu, guard and guide Thy members, Fill Thy brethren with Thy grace, Hear their prayers in every place, Quicken now life's faintest embers; Grant all Christians, far and near, Holy peace, a glad New Year! Joy, O joy, beyond all gladness! Christ hath done away with sadness! Hence, all sorrow, all repining, For the Sun of grace is shining! | |
