How Great Our Joy(1)
How Great Our Joy(1)
How Great Our Joy(1)
Bethlehem... out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel. Mic. 5:2
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen. Lk. 2:8-20
1. While by the sheep we watched at night, Glad tid - ings brought an an - gel bright.
2. There shall be born, so He did say, In Beth - le - hem a Child to - day.
3. There shall the Child lie in a stall, This Child who shall re - deem us all.
4. This gift of God we’ll cher - ish well, That ev - er joy our hearts shall fill.
Refrain
How great our joy! Great our joy!
Joy,
joy,
joy!
Joy,
joy,
joy!
Praise we the Lord in heav’n on high! Praise we the Lord in heav’n on high!
WORDS: Traditional German carol; v. 1-2 tr. by Theodore Baker. MUSIC: “Jüngst”; German melody; arr. by Hugo R. Jüngst, ca.1890. Public Domain.