"Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,
God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee,
Opening 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!"
Henry Van Dyke
tune, Ode to Joy, Ludwig Van Beethoven, from the Ninth Symphony
sharing a quiet Sunday with others at www.jumptandem.net
Love this. I had never noticed the verse to this old hymn really. I am visiting from Jumping Tandem and love the theme's of your blog. I will have to stop by again.
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Gayle from Behind the Gate
Beautiful words of an old hymm.Lovely photo as well.
ReplyDeleteLove that song. Thanks for sharing it. And the photo is LOVERLY!!
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