Joyful, joyful 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;
Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day.
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Thank you for making Van Dyke's poetry available to us. These marvelous words, written to the melody of Beethovan's Ode to Joy from his Choral Symphony No.9, have been of great inspiration to us for many years. They reach into our spirits to give us just a glimpse of the 'Indescribable' power and majesty of our Creator and Heavenly Father, Who is ever 'giving, and forgiving.'